{"id":496899,"date":"2026-10-15T11:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496899\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:42:40","slug":"nhl-game-preview-san-jose-sharks-at-nashville-predators-with-line-combinations-10-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496899\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 10\/15\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792064560_569_Untitled-design.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:14px;object-fit:cover;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alan Poizner \u2013 Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The San Jose Sharks visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with puck drop set for 8:00\u202fPM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Matchup: San Jose Sharks (3-3-0, 6 points in 2026-27) at Nashville Predators (2-2-2, 6 points in 2026-27)<\/p>\n<p>Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop: 8:00\u202fPM EDT (7:00\u202fPM CDT local)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Bridgestone Arena<\/p>\n<p>How to watch: NSH: SCRIPPS \u00b7 SJS: NBCSCA<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?subId1=ITD&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sharks placed forward Alex Barr\u00e9-Boulet on waivers Tuesday with the intent of assigning him to the AHL\u2019s San Jose Barracuda. Barr\u00e9-Boulet signed a two-year, two-way deal and was limited in the preseason by an injury that put him on injured reserve. He finished second in AHL scoring last season with 70 points in 70 games, including 26 goals, and added 12 points in 17 playoff games. The Barracuda opened 1-3-0-0. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Jose dropped a 3-1 decision to Edmonton on Oct. 10 despite matching the Oilers 20-20 in shots and outhitting them 34-24. Macklin Celebrini scored in the third period, assisted by Michael Misa, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped 17 of 20. Two nights earlier, without Celebrini, the Sharks spoiled St. Louis\u2019 home opener 3-2 in overtime on Darnell Nurse\u2019s goal. Tyler Toffoli also scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves in his first start. <\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nashville made a mid-October addition to its blue line, acquiring defenseman Jayden Struble from Montreal in exchange for a draft pick. The move followed a late-September signing of forward Tyson Jost to a one-year, two-way contract and the club\u2019s submission of its 23-man roster ahead of a season opener against Minnesota at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators have also been shorthanded in goal, with Justus Annunen placed on injured reserve in early October, and a defenseman landing on IR days later. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Predators opened a homestand with a loss to Vegas, a game in which Struble drew attention in his first appearance with his new club. Nashville also practiced recently in new navy blue Hometown Remix gear.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Igor Chernyshov \u2013 Macklin Celebrini \u2013 Will Smith<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Mason Marchment \u2013 Alexander Wennberg \u2013 Tyler Toffoli<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Ivar Stenberg \u2013 Michael Misa \u2013 Kiefer Sherwood<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Barclay Goodrow \u2013 Zack Ostapchuk \u2013 Collin Graf<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Darnell Nurse \u2013 Michael Kesselring<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Sam Dickinson \u2013 Jacob Trouba<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Dmitry Orlov \u2013 Luca Cagnoni<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Alex Nedeljkovic \u2013 Yaroslav Askarov<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Ivar Stenberg \u2013 Alexander Wennberg \u2013 Will Smith \u2013 Dmitry Orlov \u2013 Macklin Celebrini<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Mason Marchment \u2013 Michael Misa \u2013 Tyler Toffoli \u2013 Igor Chernyshov \u2013 Luca Cagnoni<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: Zack Ostapchuk \u2013 Barclay Goodrow \u2013 Darnell Nurse \u2013 Jacob Trouba<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Alexander Wennberg \u2013 Collin Graf \u2013 Sam Dickinson \u2013 Michael Kesselring<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Steven Stamkos \u2013 Ryan O\u2019Reilly \u2013 Jonathan Marchessault<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Filip Forsberg \u2013 Matthew Wood \u2013 Nils Hoglander<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Ross Colton \u2013 Vitali Pinchuk \u2013 Alex Kerfoot<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Reid Schaefer \u2013 Jack Drury \u2013 Adam Edstrom<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Nicolas Hague \u2013 Roman Josi<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Brady Skjei \u2013 Nick Perbix<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Jayden Struble \u2013 Adam Wilsby<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Juuse Saros \u2013 Matthew Murray<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Steven Stamkos \u2013 Ryan O\u2019Reilly \u2013 Jonathan Marchessault \u2013 Filip Forsberg \u2013 Roman Josi<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Alex Kerfoot \u2013 Vitali Pinchuk \u2013 Matthew Wood \u2013 Brady Skjei \u2013 Ross Colton<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: Ryan O\u2019Reilly \u2013 Matthew Wood \u2013 Brady Skjei \u2013 Nick Perbix<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Jack Drury \u2013 Adam Edstrom \u2013 Roman Josi \u2013 Adam Wilsby<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch<\/p>\n<p>Macklin Celebrini \u2014 San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrini comes in off a 1G 1A night with a game-high five shots in 19:51 of ice time, and he was on the ice for plenty of San Jose\u2019s offense. He\u2019s the straightforward shots-on-goal prop play here, and anyone needing fantasy points from the Sharks\u2019 top line starts with him.<\/p>\n<p>Filip Forsberg \u2014 Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forsberg fired seven shots and picked up an assist in 23:06 last time out, and Box Score Junkie has him at 54.1% Corsi-for with 59.2 shot attempts for per 60 this season to date \u2014 the best drive-the-play numbers on the roster. He\u2019s also sitting at zero goals on 1.9 expected, so the finishing is overdue.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n<p>Darnell Nurse (D) \u2014 Day-To-Day, Undisclosed, expected back Thursday, October 15<\/p>\n<p>Quentin Musty (LW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, December 1<\/p>\n<p>Cam Lund (C) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Monday, October 19<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Keyser (G) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, December 1<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p>Mavrik Bourque (C) \u2014 Day-To-Day, Upper Body, expected back Thursday, October 15<\/p>\n<p>Next Up<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks: visit the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, October 17.<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators: host the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, October 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alan Poizner \u2013 Imagn Images The San Jose Sharks visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[188834,4215,102365,90987,13518,401,2098,193045,113664,2101,1035,3259,12753,404,16029,88,90,89,98,3809,3516],"class_list":["post-496899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-2026-27-nhl-regular-season","tag-alex-nedeljkovic","tag-bridgestone-arena","tag-darnell-nurse","tag-filip-forsberg","tag-hockey","tag-injury-report","tag-jayden-struble","tag-justus-annunen","tag-line-combinations","tag-macklin-celebrini","tag-michael-misa","tag-nashville-predators","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-game-preview","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-tyler-toffoli","tag-yaroslav-askarov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}