NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 1/23/2025

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 1/23/2025

Nashville Predators (17-22-7, 41 Points) at San Jose Sharks (14-30-6, 34 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNSO/ NBCSCA
Radio:
Nashville – 102.5 ESPN
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Nashville -1.5 ML -218
San Jose: +1.5 ML +180
O/U 6.5

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Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators picked up their fourth straight win in a comeback 7-5 win over these same San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Nashville improved to 6-2-0 in January and are averaging 3.88 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Justus Annunen has been red hot in net this month going 3-0-0 with a 1.88 goals against average and a .929 save percentage. Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault have been red-hot on the offensive side. Forsberg has 15 points this month and an eight-game point streak with seven goals and eight assists. Marchessault is on a nine-game points streak with 12 points on two goals and ten assists.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

On Tuesday the Sharks dropped their fourth straight game and their seventh in their last eight in 7-5 loss to these Nashville Predators. They are 3-7-0 in January averaging 2.50 goals per game while allowing 3.60 goals per game. Alexandar Georgiev has struggled going 1-5-0 with a 3.55 goals against average and an .894 save percentage in January.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Forsberg–Stamkos–Marchessault
Nyquist–O’Reilly–Hinostroza
Novak-Svechkov–L’Heureux
Smith–McCarron–Sissons

Josi-Barron
Skjei–Blackenburg
Schenn–Wilsby

Saros
Annunen

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Zetterlund-Granlund-Smith
Eklund-Celebrini-Wennberg
Kovalenko-Kunin-Graf
Goodrow-Dellandrea-Grundstrom

Walman-Ceci
Liljegren-Ferraro
Thrun-Rutta

Askarov
Georgiev

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Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg this season has 45 points on 16 goals and 29 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 27 times in his career recording 31 points on 12 goals and 19 assists; in the meeting on Tuesday, he had a goal and two assists.

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini this season has 34 points on 14 goals and 20 assists. He played his first career game against the Predators on Tuesday recording a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

D Jeremy Lauzon – IR
F Mark Jankowski – Out
F Luke Evangelista – IR

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
G Vitek Vanecek – IR
F Klim Kostin – IR
F Tyler Toffoli – DTD
F Nico Sturm – DTD

Next Game:

Nashville – January 25 at Anaheim Ducks
San Jose
– January 25 vs. Florida Panthers

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