Forward Matt Nieto will not play Thursday night with an undisclosed injury as Tommy Wingels will draw into the Sharks’ lineup for a decisive Game 7 of their second round series with the Nashville Predators.
Wingels, dressing for the first time since Game 4, will likely play on the fourth line with Dainius Zubrus and Nick Spaling. During line rushes Wednesday, Melker Karlsson took Nieto’s spot on the third line with Chris Tierney and Joel Ward.
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“We have to be on the forecheck, we have to play with some speed and play physical,” Spaling said of his line.