San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Tuesday, March 24, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena

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3–6

Final

SOG 30–19

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Game summary

The Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena. The Sharks outshot the Predators 30-19.

Will Smith scored twice. Filip Forsberg, Adam Gaudette, Matthew Wood, Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista, Brady Skjei and Steven Stamkos also scored.

Juuse Saros made 27 saves on 30 shots for the win; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 13 of 19.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
SJS	1	1	1	3	30
NSH	5	1	0	6	19

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Filip Forsberg (33)Fedor Svechkov (11), Jonathan Marchessault (15)Regenda 1:10 into shift0–102:34 NSH
Adam Gaudette (15)Shakir Mukhamadullin (7), Mario Ferraro (14)1–106:25 SJS
Matthew Wood (16)Jonathan Marchessault (16)1–207:49 NSH
Roman Josi (12)Filip Forsberg (31)Sherwood 1:09 into shift1–311:40 NSH
Luke Evangelista (10)Ryan O'Reilly (41), Brady Skjei (21)1–412:26 NSH
Brady Skjei (2)Ryan O'Reilly (42)Celebrini 1:11 into shift1–516:36 NSH

2nd period

Steven Stamkos (35)Filip Forsberg (32), Jonathan Marchessault (17)Desharnais 1:14 into shift1–612:38 NSH · PPG
Will Smith (20)UnassistedSkjei 1:12 into shift2–617:26 SJS · PPG

3rd period

Will Smith (21)Igor Chernyshov (9), Vincent Desharnais (5)Josi 1:15 into shift3–601:40 SJS

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:15

3–6 · 3rd 1:40 · Smith. NSH stayed on through an icing. Josi was 1:15 into his shift when it went in.

GoalSJS on iceNSH on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 NSH

1st 2:34 · Forsberg

Long shift: Regenda 1:10

Long shiftRegenda 1:10

1–1 SJS

1st 6:25 · Gaudette

Ufko 0:28

Fresh legsUfko 0:28

1–2 NSH

1st 7:49 · Wood

Orlov 0:44

NormalOrlov 0:44

1–3 NSH

1st 11:40 · Josi

Long shift: Sherwood 1:09

Long shiftSherwood 1:09

1–4 NSH

1st 12:26 · Evangelista

Smith 0:46

NormalSmith 0:46

1–5 NSH

1st 16:36 · Skjei

Long shift: Celebrini 1:11

Long shiftCelebrini 1:11

1–6 NSH

2nd 12:38 · PP · Stamkos

Long shift: Desharnais 1:14

Long shiftDesharnais 1:14

2–6 SJS

2nd 17:26 · PP · Smith

Long shift: Skjei 1:12

Long shiftSkjei 1:12

3–6 SJS

3rd 1:40 · Smith

Long shift: Josi 1:15

Long shiftJosi 1:15

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

SJSNSH

30Shots on goal19

52%Faceoff %48%

1/4Power play1/2

4Penalty minutes8

28Hits20

10Blocked shots16

16Giveaways16

4Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 17:44Kiefer Sherwood · tripping2 min
2nd 11:24Igor Chernyshov · tripping2 min
2nd 14:14Fedor Svechkov · high sticking2 min
2nd 16:14Erik Haula · hooking2 min
2nd 16:49Ryan O'Reilly · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 11:16Zachary L'Heureux · tripping2 min

Season series

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

2Will SmithC	2	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	–	20:31
81Adam GaudetteR	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	67	09:14
92Igor ChernyshovL	0	1	1	-1	1	1	0	2	–	16:00
5Vincent DesharnaisD	0	1	1	0	1	5	1	0	–	16:57
38Mario FerraroD	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	–	22:20
85Shakir MukhamadullinD	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	17:47
21Alexander WennbergC	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	50	18:54
23Barclay GoodrowC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	–	10:58
44Kiefer SherwoodL	0	0	0	-3	1	4	0	2	–	15:36
51Collin GrafR	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	13:58
63Zack OstapchukC	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1	0	88	11:06
71Macklin CelebriniC	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	39	21:05
72William EklundL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100	17:02
77Michael MisaC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	40	15:03
84Pavol RegendaL	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0	0	50	13:44
3John KlingbergD	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	–	19:07
6Sam DickinsonD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	14:15
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	-2	2	4	0	0	–	23:09

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Yaroslav AskarovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
33Alex NedeljkovicG	L	19	13	6	.684	60:00

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters

9Filip ForsbergL	1	2	3	+2	3	1	3	0	–	15:08
81Jonathan MarchessaultR	0	3	3	+3	1	0	0	0	–	14:44
90Ryan O'ReillyC	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2	62	16:31
76Brady SkjeiD	1	1	2	+4	2	0	1	0	–	21:52
40Fedor SvechkovC	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	31	11:59
71Matthew WoodR	1	0	1	+1	1	2	1	0	56	15:43
77Luke EvangelistaR	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	14:03
91Steven StamkosC	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0	71	13:17
59Roman JosiD	1	0	1	+3	3	0	0	0	–	23:28
17Tyson JostC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	50	17:51
25Joakim KemellR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	13:19
49Reid SchaeferL	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	–	11:33
56Erik HaulaL	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	44	15:47
68Zachary L'HeureuxL	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	–	15:51
41Nicolas HagueD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	23:37
48Nick PerbixD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	16:03
83Adam WilsbyD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	–	19:11
85Ryan UfkoD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	12:51

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Justus AnnunenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
74Juuse SarosG	W	30	27	3	.900	60:00