The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.

The goaltending matchup featured Nashville's Justus Annunen against San Jose's Yaroslav Askarov, the Predators' first-round draft pick in 2020 who requested a trade out of Nashville last August after the team signed Juuse Saros to an eight-year contract extension. Annunen made 30 saves on 35 shots, while Askarov made 32 saves on 38 shots.

Nick Blankenburg scored at 8:09 of the third to lead the Nashville Predators to a 7-5 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and three assists, Tommy Novak scored and had two assists and Fedor Svechkov,

In a contest that featured 11 goals, three Nashville power-play scores, three fights (in four seconds), an ejection and a blown three-goal lead, the Predators (18-22-7) finally managed to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games.

The Nashville Predators won their fifth straight game on Thursday, beating the San Jose Sharks 6-5 at SAP Center. Here are key moments from the win.

Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals streak to seven games, Fedor Svechkov broke a tie on a power-play midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6

Fedor Svechkov scored a third-period go-ahead goal in a two-point performance and Filip Forsberg tallied twice as the visiting Nashville Predators earned a 6-5 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Filip Forsberg tallied twice - and Fedor Svechkov scored the game-winnner - as the Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks by a 6-5 final on Thursday night at SAP Center. The result gives the Preds a sweep of the home-and-home set with the Sharks and extends their win streak to five games overall.