Both things can be true. Luke Kunin and Barclay Goodrow and Ty Dellandrea’s back-to-back-to-back fights, the San Jose Sharks down 3-0 just 6:53 into the game, did spark the team’s spirited comeback.

He has two goals on two shots in his last two games after going nine straight outings without a point. Goodrow's newfound scoring touch likely won't last, as he only has four goals and six points in 44 appearances this season.

Barclay Goodrow scored for San Jose and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 27 saves as the Sharks lost for the fifth time in six games (1-5-0). Barzal scored on a breakaway for his sixth goal of the season at 8:47 of the second period to open the scoring.

Sharks alternate captain Luke Kunin, trying to spark his team, quickly dropped the gloves with Predators forward Cole Smith at the 6:54 mark. Right after the ensuing faceoff, Barclay Goodrow fought Nashville winger Michael McCarron at the 6:56 mark. Two seconds after the next faceoff, Ty Dellandrea had a quick scrap with Zachaery L’Heureux.

The San Jose Sharks gave up ... on Saturday at UBS Arena. The Sharks managed just 11 shots in the first two periods, but one was a goal by Barclay Goodrow, whose shot from near the boards inside ...

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

San Jose Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta has played in all 51 games this season but will miss his first game tonight against the Florida Panthers with a lower-body injury.

The goaltending matchup featured Nashville's Justus Annunen against San Jose's Yaroslav Askarov, the Predators' first-round draft pick in 2020 who requested a trade out of Nashville last August after the team signed Juuse Saros to an eight-year contract extension. Annunen made 30 saves on 35 shots, while Askarov made 32 saves on 38 shots.

San Jose Sharks have captain Logan Couture present in their locker room, but miss him on the ice. The Sharks have tried their best to hold their own this season, but have come up short more times than they would like.

Charlie Coyle scored twice in the third period to save the Bruins the ignominy of losing to the 31st-ranked San Jose Sharks, lifting the B’s to a 6-3 victory at the Garden on Monday. The

Charlie Coyle scored the tying and winning goals in the third period as part of a three-point effort, helping the Boston Bruins surge past the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Monday afternoon.