NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 03/24/2026

(Photo by: George Walker IV-AP)

San Jose Sharks (32-30-6, 70 pts) at Nashville Predators (33-28-9, 75 pts)

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 24
Time: 8:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+, NBCSBA, FDSNS
Radio: 92.5 ALT Radio/WPRT 102.5 FM

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks lost their last game 4-1 on Saturday to the Flyers, making it four straight. In their Previous five games, San Jose has a 1-4-0 record, scoring 2.4 goals per game while allowing 4.6. This will be the first of three meetings between the Sharks and Predators. Timely as the Sharks are five points back from Nashville for the final Western Conference Wild Card spot with two games in hand. They would need to leapfrog Seattle 71 points and the Kings 73 points as well, but they have a game in hand to end the season on them, as well.

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators won their last game 3-2 in overtime over the Blackhawks on Sunday. In their last five games, the Predators have a 4-1-0 record, scoring three goals per game while conceding two. Nashville holds the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference heading into play on Tuesday, with the Kings, Kraken, and Sharks close behind them.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Graf-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Sherwood
Sherwood-Misa-Regenda
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette

Mukhamadullin-Ferraro
Orlov-Dickinson
Leddy-Desharnais

Nedeljkovic
Brossoit

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Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Stamkos – O’Reilly – Evangelista
Forsberg – Wood – Marchessault
L’Heureux – Haula – Jost
Schaefer– Svechkov – Kemell

Skjei – Josi
Hague – Wilsby
Perbix – Ufko

Saros
Annunen

Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Dmitry Orlov had a goal on four shots in the Sharks’ 4-1 loss to the Flyers in their last game.

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist in the Predators’ 3-2 overtime win over the Blackhawks in their last game.

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks

F Ty Dellandrea – IR
G Yaroslav Askarov – DTD
F Igor Chernyshov – DTD
F Tyler Toffoli – DTD
F Ryan Reaves – DTD

Nashville Predators

NONE

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JC Giff

Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. Love Fantasy Football, Baseball and Hockey. If I am not at work, I either at an ice rink, Ball field or spending quality time with my family.