The Sharks (9-6-3, 3rd Pacific) are back in action tonight against the league’s current top team, the Nashville Predators (13-3-1, 1st Central). The Predators are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, including a five-game winning streak going into their shootout loss against the Anaheim Ducks last night. More ominously, last night was their only road loss so far this season.
The Sharks overcame the Predators back in October, but it was close and high-scoring. The final score was 5-4 with the Sharks scoring three of their goals in the last period. Nashville has kept that tight-scoring pace, averaging 2.