Seemingly on their way to a rare comfortable victory and a feel-good ending to a five-game road trip, the Sharks, up by four midway through the second period, instead lifted their foot off the gas and allowed the Nashville Predators to take control.

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.

NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

The Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20.

Like several other pending unrestricted free agents around the NHL, San Jose Sharks center Nico Sturm figures he’ll be moved to another team before the NHL trade deadline in March if he doesn’t receive a contract extension offer.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions! Today, like every day, Last Word on Hockey looks at the games happening and gives our predictions for each. We’ll also break down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play a part.

San Jose Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov won't start for the third straight game against the New York Islanders tonight. Askarov last started Jan. 11 against the Minnesota Wild, making three starts ...

Tyler Toffoli won't play for the San Jose Sharks tonight against the New York Islanders due to a lower-body injury. Toffoli leads all Sharks players with 17 goals this season and has found ...

January 19 - Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal about midway through the second period Saturday night as the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 in Elmont, N.Y. Mathew Barzal scored ...

Future Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will likely be playing the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center for the final time tonight

William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3.

The Nashville Predators erased a four-goal deficit for the first time in franchise history to rally past the San Jose Sharks, 7-5, Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators had seven different goal scorers in the win,