Matt Nieto didn't practice Wednesday and Sharks coach Pete DeBoer doesn't know if the forward will be able to play in their do-or-die Game 7 against the Nashville Predators at SAP Center Thursday night.
Melker Karlsson moved up from the fourth line and took Nieto's place on the third line with Chris Tierney and Joel Ward for Wednesday's practice.In Monday's Game 6, Nieto suffered a lower body injury when he crashed into the Predators' net with 3:31 to go in the first period. He was carrying the puck from his own zone, zipped through the neutral zone and was checked by Mattias Ekholm before he crashed.