Macklin Celebrini scored two targets and the visiting San Jose Sharks held on for a 3-2 win in opposition to the Nashville Predators on Monday evening.
Igor Chernyshov had a aim and an help for the Sharks (38-34-8, 84 factors), who’ve two video games remaining and stored their slim Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves.
Luke Evangelista scored two targets for the Predators (38-33-10, 86 factors), who’ve one sport remaining, in opposition to Anaheim on Thursday. Ryan Ufko had two assists, and Justus Annunen made 20 saves.
Each groups had been eradicated from playoff competition with the Los Angeles Kings’ 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday evening.
Evangelista pulled the Predators inside 2-1 at 15:39 of the third interval. An ideal move from Nick Perbix despatched Evangelista in behind the defender and he beat Nedeljkovic with a wrist shot into the short-side prime nook.
The Predators pulled Annunen and the Sharks almost bungled a 3-on-1 rush earlier than Celebrini scored into an empty web at 18:15 to make it 3-1.
With Annunen pulled once more, Ufko’s shot deflected in off Evangelista at 18:50 to chop the deficit to 3-2.
The Sharks transformed their solely power-play alternative; the Predators had been 0-for-1.
San Jose outshot Nashville 11-6 in a scoreless first interval.
Chernyshov gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead with a power-play aim at 9:53 of the second interval. William Eklund received a rebound within the slot and handed to Chernyshov for a one-timer from the left face-off dot.
Celebrini made it 2-0 at 3:04 of the third interval. After a disputed icing name pressured a face-off within the Nashville finish, the Predators cleared the zone, however Will Smith took the puck away and handed to Cheryshov, who skated down into the left circle, pulled up to attract the defender over and handed to Celebrini, who scored on a one-timer from the slot.
Nashville’s Filip Forsberg hit the put up with about 14 minutes remaining.
–Area Stage Media
