Nashville Predators (11-4-5, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (9-11-2, in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST
LINE: Predators -170, Sharks +139; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators will attempt to continue a seven-game win streak with a victory against the San Jose Sharks.
San Jose is 9-11-2 overall and 4-5-1 in home games. The Sharks serve 11.2 penalty minutes per game to rank fifth in the league.
Nashville has a 5-1-3 record in road games and an 11-4-5 record overall. The Predators have given up 52 goals while scoring 60 for a +8 scoring differential.
Sunday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Sharks won the last matchup 3-2 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dmitry Orlov has three goals and 11 assists for the Sharks. Ivar Stenberg has three goals over the past 10 games.
Steven Stamkos has 11 goals and 10 assists for the Predators. Filip Forsberg has scored six goals with eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 3-6-1, averaging two goals, 3.9 assists, 4.9 penalties and 11.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Predators: 8-1-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 3.3 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sharks: Igor Chernyshov: out (upper body), Kyle Keyser: out (upper body), Quentin Musty: out (upper body), Alexander Wennberg: day to day (upper body).
Predators: Jonathan Marchessault: day to day (lower body), William Trudeau: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
