Predators 3, Sharks 2

Nashville 0 2 1 — 3 Sharks 0 0 2 — 2

First Period: None. Penalties: Englund, NSH (Fighting), 8:30. Goodrow, SJ (Fighting), 8:30. Sharks bench, served by Smith (Roughing), 10:16. Smith, NSH (Fighting), 10:16. Desharnais, SJ (Fighting), 10:16. Bellows, NSH (Hooking), 18:10.

Second Period: 1, Nashville, Forsberg 25 (Svechkov, Blankenburg), 8:11 (pp). 2, Nashville, Stamkos 22 (Skjei), 15:17 (pp). Penalties: Ferraro, SJ (Tripping), 6:49. Skjei, NSH (Hooking), 11:28. Goodrow, SJ (Tripping), 14:05. Liljegren, SJ (Interference), 15:39.

Third Period: 3, Sharks, Giles 1 (Goodrow, Grundstrom), 3:42. 4, Sharks, Graf 2 (Smith), 3:56. 5, Nashville, Bellows 1 (Forsberg), 6:32. Penalties: Wennberg, SJ (Tripping), 18:25.

Shots on goal: Nashville 7-8-4: 19. Sharks 5-13-8: 26.

Power-play opportunities: Nashville 2 of 5. Sharks 0 of 2.

Goalies: Nashville, Saros 16-25-6 (26 shots-24 saves). Sharks, Georgiev 12-22-1 (19-16).

A: 10,523 (17,562). T: 2:21.

Referees: Graedy Hamilton, Graham Skilliter; Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Kiel Murchison.