Early post because I’m traveling, so we’re guessing at the lines.
The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators are back in action today, this time in a different venue. When the Sharks visited Nashville on Tuesday, it was a loss of “embarrassing” proportions. San Jose went from leading the game 5-1 to losing 5-7 in what ended up being Nashville’s greatest comeback in team history.
THE LARGEST COMEBACK IN NASHVILLE PREDATORS HISTORY!
— NHL (@NHL) January 22, 2025
Ya, that just happened! pic.twitter.com/gdeXAWqOSz
Not exactly the way the Sharks want to make history, so you can bet there will be a lot of energy going into this game.
As if that wasn’t enough, one of the other storylines to keep an eye on is the potential show between Juuse Saros and Yaroslav Askarov in net. Saros is looking for a bit of redemption after letting in four goals on eight shots Tuesday. Meantime, Askarov is looking to prove to Nashville management that they let a good thing go. Remember, Askarov was a Nashville prospect before he asked for a trade because the team signed Saros to an eight-year extension. Askarov thinks he’s NHL-ready and from what we’ve seen so far, he’s not wrong. Tonight, he can show Nashville in person that the team was wrong.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
These were the lines from last game. If Tyler Toffoli is back at full strength and healthy after dealing with an illness, he’ll be in and Carl Grundstrom will likely sit. If Marc-Edouard Vlasic is healthy, I would look for him to be in over Henry Thrun or Timothy Liljegren. I imagine Askarov starts tonight.
Forwards
William Eklund – Macklin Celebrini – Ty Dellandrea
Fabian Zetterlund – Mikael Granlund – Will Smith
Luke Kunin – Alex Wennberg – Carl Grundstrom
Barclay Goodrow – Nico Sturm – Collin Graf
Defense
Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Henry Thrun
Timothy Liljegren – Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alexandar Georgiev
Nashville Predators lines vs. San Jose Sharks
For the Predators, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We expect to see similar lines tonight with Mark Jankowski out because of an injury. We also expect that Saros will get another shot to redeem himself.
Forwards
Filip Forsberg – Steven Stamkos – Jonathan Marchessault
Gustav Nyquist – Ryan O’Reilly – Vinnie Hinostroza
Tommy Novak – Fedor Svechkov – Zachary L’Heureux
Cole Smith- Michael McCarron – Colton Sissons
Defense
Roman Josi – Justin Barron
Brady Skjei – Nick Blankenburg
Adam Wilsby – Luke Schenn
Goaltenders
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
How to watch Predators at Sharks Jan. 23, 2025
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Predators fans can watch on FanDuel Sports Network South. The radio call will be on 102.5 The Game and will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe.
The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. CT at SAP Center in San Jose.
