SAN JOSE – An injured Matt Nieto missed Sharks practice on Wednesday, leaving him questionable to play in Thursday’s decisive Game 7 against the Predators.
Nieto left Game 6 on Monday after crashing hard into the goal post in the first period. In 11 games in the playoffs, Nieto has one goal and two assists. He recorded the primary helper on Chris Tierney’s goal in Game 6, increasing the Sharks’ lead to 2-0 at the time.
"Didn't skate today. We'll look at him again tomorrow,” coach Pete DeBoer said.
After the Game 6 loss, DeBoer pointed to the loss of Nieto as having an adverse effect on his team.