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.

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

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),

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.

Jonathan Marchessault and William Eklund will be two of the best players to keep an eye on when the Nashville Predators meet the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday, January 23 at 10:30 PM ET.

The Nashville Predators erased a four-goal deficit for the first time in franchise history to rally past the San Jose Sharks, 7-5, Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be buyers before the trade deadline, and it just so turns out, they could be buying what the San Jose Sharks are selling. The Leafs and Sharks have already facilitated a trade once this season,

On Elliotte Friedman's 32 Thoughts podcast, the NHL insider said he thinks the Toronto Maple Leafs will have San Jose Sharks winger Luke Kunin on their trade radar.

San Jose Sharks (14-32-6, 34 points, 8th place Pacific Division) When: 10:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NBC Sports California in the local markets, streaming nationally on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Pittsburgh has one more road game on the trip after tonight,

San Jose Sharks, after being flattened by the Florida Panthers, face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday