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Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

Nashville PredatorsNashvillePredatorsAway

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San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

NBCSCA · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on NBCSCA and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Predators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-01-18: at NYI
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: vs VAN
  4. 212027-01-21: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: vs LAK
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: vs VGK
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at SJS
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

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 182027-01-18: vs UTA
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: vs EDM
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: no game
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs NSH
rest since last game
4 days
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.

Lines from last game

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHSJS

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series