NHL: San Jose Sharks continue homestand on Saturday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers

The Nashville Predators won their fifth straight game on Thursday, beating the San Jose Sharks 6-5 at SAP Center. Here are key moments from the win.

San Jose Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov, the Nashville Predators' top draft pick in 2020, spoke to media about facing his old team on Thursday.

Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals streak to seven games, Fedor Svechkov broke a tie on a power-play midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

The goaltending matchup featured Nashville's Justus Annunen against San Jose's Yaroslav Askarov, the Predators' first-round draft pick in 2020 who requested a trade out of Nashville last August after the team signed Juuse Saros to an eight-year contract extension. Annunen made 30 saves on 35 shots, while Askarov made 32 saves on 38 shots.

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.

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Kostin has a lower-body injury and has not played since Jan. 10, when the Sharks faced the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City. Sturm, also out with a lower-body injury, was played on injured reserve on Wednesday, the same day the Sharks claimed forward Walker Duehr off of waivers from the Calgary Flames.

The win over the Sharks was the 14th time in franchise history the Predators have comeback from at least a three-goal deficit. "You're always looking for statement wins during the

Nashville, in taking control of the game against the fragile Sharks ... The Sharks and Predators play each other again on Thursday in San Jose. Macklin Celebrini, Luke Kunin, Granlund, and ...

Thursday’s NHL slate will see the Nashville Predators (17-22-7) square off against the San Jose Sharks (14-30-6), starting at 10:30 PM ET at SAP Center at San Jose and broadcast on ESPN+. The Predators rank 14th in the Western Conference (41 points),

Nashville, in taking control of the game against the fragile Sharks ... The Sharks and Predators play each other again on Thursday in San Jose. Macklin Celebrini, Luke Kunin, Granlund, and ...