The Nashville Predators look to hold their position in tonight’s match against the San Jose Sharks.
The Sharks have struggled badly this year, and were the first team eliminated from playoff contention (it’s still a short list, though nobody has yet clinched a playoff spot either). Almost nothing has gone right for them as a team–they’ve combined an anemic offense with bad shooting luck, and a disastrous defense with subpar goaltending. Their power play is actually fine, but their penalty kill is not.
With Mackenzie Blackwood, their 1A goalie, injured, and Kaapo Kähkönen, their 1B goalie, traded to the New Jersey Devils, Magnus Chrona and Devin Cooley have been seeing the ice lately.