NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The party will need to wait for at least two more days.
The Sharks missed on an opportunity to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday, coming out on the wrong side of a 5-3 score against the Nashville Predators.
A win in Nashville would have secured the Sharks 13th trip to the playoffs in 14 years. The Sharks will get another opportunity to punch their ticket into the second season when they complete their four-game road trip in Las Vegas Saturday night.
The regulation loss also ended the Sharks nine-game point streak which got started with a win over the Detroit Red Wings on March 12.