Programming note – Sharks-Predators coverage starts today at 12:30 p.m. with Sharks Pregame Live on CSN California
WHERE THEY STAND
Sharks: 40-19-7, 87 points, 1st Pacific Division
Predators: 32-24-11, 75 points, 3rd Central Division
PREGAME NEWS AND NOTES
***Fresh off of their 40th win of the season, the Sharks will host Nashville in the second of a six-game homestand. They have won five of the last six overall (5-1-0).
On Thursday against Washington, it was a pair of power play goals that keyed a 4-2 win over league-leading Washington.