Andrew Brunette addresses the issues of Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros, who leads the NHL with 19 losses.
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.
The Nashville Predators are on a seasonal-best four-game winning streak and don’t look to be stopping anytime soon. Despite their performance, there have been some inconsistencies, especially in the net.
San Jose Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov, the Nashville Predators' top draft pick in 2020, spoke to media about facing his old team on Thursday.
NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Predators scored six straight goals to come back from down four to win 7-5 against the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. It was the first four-goal comeback for the Predators in their history.
Yaroslav Askarov will make his first start against his former team when the San Jose Sharks host the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Nashville owns a 14-game point streak (13-0-1) against San Jose that dates back to March 16, 2019, in which the team has allowed more than two goals against only once. The last time the Predators were defeated at home by the Sharks was on Oct. 21, 2018, by a score of 5-4 and the last time they lost on the road was Nov. 9, 2019, in a 2-1 shootout.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Nick Blankenburg scored at 8:09 of the third to lead the Nashville Predators to a 7-5 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night ... who have won four straight. Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen combined to make ...
The Sharks had a 5-1 lead with 16:32 left in the second period. Nashville then came all the way back and won the game for their fourth straight. Prior to tonight, Nashville had never come back to win a regular season game after being down four goals.
The Nashville Predators will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday ... Josi added two assists and Juuse Saros made 27 saves.
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.
Juuse Saros pulled after first period ... The Nashville Predators vs. San Jose Sharks game will be televised by FanDuel Sports Network South with streaming available via FUBO and ESPN+ ...