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San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksAway

vs

Nashville PredatorsNashvillePredatorsHome

NBCSCA · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on NBCSCA and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

In goal: Yaroslav Askarov (2-3-0, .848 save percentage, 3.99 GAA) is projected to start for the Sharks; Juuse Saros (2-2-1, .897 save percentage, 3.17 GAA) is projected to start for the Predators.

Rest and travel

Sharks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 52026-10-05: at DAL
  2. 62026-10-06: no game
  3. 72026-10-07: no game
  4. 82026-10-08: at STL
  5. 92026-10-09: no game
  6. 102026-10-10: vs EDM
  7. 112026-10-11: no game
  8. 122026-10-12: no game
  9. 132026-10-13: vs BOS
  10. 142026-10-14: no game
  11. 152026-10-15: at NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,935 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,935 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Predators

Another game at home.

  1. 52026-10-05: no game
  2. 62026-10-06: at TOR
  3. 72026-10-07: no game
  4. 82026-10-08: at MTL
  5. 92026-10-09: no game
  6. 102026-10-10: at OTT
  7. 112026-10-11: no game
  8. 122026-10-12: no game
  9. 132026-10-13: vs VGK
  10. 142026-10-14: no game
  11. 152026-10-15: vs SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Starting goalies

All games →

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSNSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)NSH 43% (most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)NSH 48.7s (14th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)NSH 30% (15th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series