SAN JOSE -- Craig Smith scored on the backhand in the shootout, and goalie Pekka Rinne stopped three San Jose shooters as the Nashville Predators snapped the Sharks' season-opening, seven-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Saturday night. San Jose's Martin Havlat hooked Nashville's David Legwand 2:48 into sudden death, but the Sharks killed their fifth short-handed situation of the game. Over the Sharks' past 21 short-handed situations over five games, they've allowed only one shot. Havlat tied the game 1-1 at 13:39 of the third period with a power-play goal. His backhand shot in close beat Rinne, who had turned away the first 23 shots he faced. The Sharks (7-0-1) finally converted on their fifth power play of the game, a result of Nashville's bench minor for too many men on the ice. The Predators (3-2-3) broke on top 59 seconds into the final period when Sergei Kostitsyn scored at even strength. Nashville's Colin Wilson skated along the rig...
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PLAYERS:
Craig Smith,
Pekka Rinne,
Martin Havlat,
David Legwand,
Sergei Kostitsyn,
Colin Wilson,
Joe Pavelski,
Brad Stuart,
Dan Boyle,
Antti Niemi,
Ryane Clowe,
Martin Erat,
Brian McGrattan,
Patrick Marleau,
Jason Demers,
Matt Irwin,
Tommy Wingels,
Nick Petrecki
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks
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