The Nashville Predators (40-27-5, 2nd Central) visit the San Jose Sharks (43-20-8) with a similar goal: win a tight dogfight at the top of their division. Sitting one point behind the Winnipeg Jets for the top spot in the Central, the Predators would probably like the number one seed to avoid playing the suddenly hot Dallas Stars or not-as-suddenly-but-still-pretty-suddenly hot St. Louis Blues, the two teams jockeying for the three-spot. Similarly, the Sharks sit one point behind the Calgary Flames atop the Pacific, both teams hoping to avoid a first round series with the Vegas Golden Knights.
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