{"id":521524,"date":"2026-03-25T05:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/521524\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:50:54","slug":"predators-erupt-for-5-first-period-goals-top-sharks-for-5th-straight-win-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/521524\/","title":{"rendered":"Predators erupt for 5 first-period goals, top Sharks for 5th straight win – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nashville Predators scored five goals in the first period and cruised to a 6-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists, defenseman Brady Skjei a goal and an assist and Matthew Wood, defenseman Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista and Steven Stamkos tallied for the Predators, who won their fifth straight. <\/p>\n

Jonathan Marchessault had three assists, Ryan O\u2019Reilly added two and Juuse Saros made 27 saves.<\/p>\n

Will Smith scored twice and Adam Gaudette chipped in a goal for the Sharks, who have lost five in a row. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 13 shots.<\/p>\n

Nashville led 5-1 after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Forsberg opened the scoring 2:34 into the game when he tipped in a Fedor Svechkov pass. Forsberg has five goals and 12 points in his last five games.<\/p>\n

Gaudette tied it with a tip-in of his own at 6:25.<\/p>\n

But the Predators then scored three times in less than five minutes.<\/p>\n

Wood connected from the right circle off the rush at 7:49, Josi on a shot from the high slot with 8:20 left in the period and Evangelista on a deflection off his skate 46 seconds later.<\/p>\n

Skjei finished the first period scoring with a one-time slap shot from the left point with 3:24 remaining, rewarding O\u2019Reilly\u2019s persistent solo forecheck in the San Jose zone. After gaining control of the puck for the third time, O\u2019Reilly set up Skjei for the goal.<\/p>\n

Stamkos\u2019 power-play goal with 7:22 left in the second period made it 6-1. He snapped in his 35th of the season from the top of the left circle.<\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s power-play goal with 2:34 remaining in the middle period closed the gap to 6-2. His 20th goal came from the slot off a goal-mouth scramble. His second of the game came on a backhander from just below the right circle 1:40 into the third period to give Smith a career-high 47 points.<\/p>\n

San Jose\u2019s Igor Chernysov returned after missing four games with a concussion, while Sharks\u2019 defenseman Vincent Desharnais was back after missing a game with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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