Forsberg has 3 points, streaking Predators top Sharks for 5th straight win

Smith reduce it to 6-2 on a 5-on-3 energy play at 17:26 when a free rebound leaked out to him within the slot.

(*3*) Smith stated. “I think when we shoot ourselves in the foot it’s hard to win games.”

Smith scored once more off a rebound at 1:40 of the third interval, poking the puck beneath Saros’ legs after the goaltender fell to the ice on his again.

“We didn’t show up,” Nedeljkovic stated. “We didn’t come ready to play. And that’s what happens. You can’t take a shift off, two shifts off, let alone a whole period in this league. Especially against a team that’s playing pretty well like them. For us, we’re fighting for points. We’re fighting for our lives right now. We didn’t show up.”

NOTES: Forsberg has three objectives and three assists in his previous two video games and a five-game level streak (12 factors; 5 objectives, seven assists). … Stamkos has 4 objectives in a three-game purpose streak. … Smith completed with six photographs on purpose in 20:31 of ice time. … The Predators have gained 14 consecutive video games in opposition to the Sharks, courting again to Dec. 10, 2019. It’s tied for the longest successful streak in opposition to an opponent in crew historical past (14 straight in opposition to the St. Louis Blues from Oct. 15, 2005 – Jan. 27, 2007).