Predators crush Sharks in win

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season, Matt Duchene scored twice and the Nashville Predators handed San Jose its most lopsided shutout loss at the Shark Tank with an 8-0 win Saturday night.

Michael McCarron had two goals and two assists, Matt Luff had two goals and an assist, and Philip Tomasino had three assists as the fourth line combined for 10 points.

“I thought we were hard on pucks all night,” Tomasino said of his line. “I thought we created a lot of turnovers on our forecheck. Obviously, we capitalized on our chances. So I think overall it was a pretty good game for everyone but especially our line took the next step today as well.”

Yakov Trenin and Mikael Granlund also scored, and Roman Josi had four assists to help the Predators win for the third time in nine games.

Nashville rebounded from a 4-3 loss at Seattle and returns home on a positive note ahead of a key game against Dallas on Tuesday.

“It’s definitely good to get our team back on the tracks here,” McCarron said. “We kind of have been slipping a little bit in some areas and didn’t come out and play the way we wanted to in Seattle. We went back to the drawing board and we were able to draw some stuff up and really figure out our game.

"I think the character in our locker room really came out tonight and we came out with a big win.”

The Sharks lost for the 10th time in 12 games as they gave little support to Alex Stalock in his first NHL action in nearly 19 months. Stalock made 22 saves before being replaced by Zach Sawchenko after allowing his sixth goal of the game.

The loss matched the most lopsided shutout ever at home for San Jose. The previous 8-0 loss came against Pittsburgh on Dec. 5, 1991, at the