Seemingly on their way to a rare comfortable victory and a feel-good ending to a five-game road trip, the Sharks, up by four midway through the second period, instead lifted their foot off the gas and allowed the Nashville Predators to take control.

NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

The Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20.

Rutta's first-period goal gives Sharks early lead over Red Wings Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta's second goal of the 2024-25 NHL season gives San Jose an early lead over the Detroit

Like several other pending unrestricted free agents around the NHL, San Jose Sharks center Nico Sturm figures he’ll be moved to another team before the NHL trade deadline in March if he doesn’t receive a contract extension offer.