Saros makes 28 saves for Predators in victory against Sharks

Juuse Saros made 28 saves for the Nashville Predators in a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Tuesday.

Matt Duchene, Filip Forsberg and Mikael Granlund scored, and Roman Josi had two assists for Nashville (3-4-0).
"We were able to play the way we want to play, to our identity," Predators coach John Hynes said.
Timo Meier scored, and James Reimer made 23 saves for San Jose (4-2-0), which finished 3-2-0 on a five-game road trip.
"There's a lot of good things and I'm trying to see the positives with this group," Sharks coach Bob Boughner said. "It's early in the season [and] we're 4-2 after playing five out of six on the road."

Duchene gave the Predators a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 1:20 of the first period. Josi set the play up in the neutral zone with a pass to Duchene, who scored on a wrist shot from between the circles.
"I thought it was unlucky," Reimer said. "The puck kind of rolled right as he was shooting it. The bottom fell out on me. I couldn't quite catch up to it as it was dipping."

Forsberg made it 2-0 at 12:31 of the second period with a wrist shot through traffic from between the circles.
Meier cut it to 2-1 at 11:54 of the third period with a backhand shot off his own rebound. Logan Couture had an assist. Each has nine points in a six-game point streak to start the season.
Granlund scored into an empty net at 19:07 for the 3-1 final.
"I thought we played pretty well for 60 [minutes]," Forsberg said. "They're a pretty good team. They've got a lot of skill, a lot of young guys that are coming up and making a difference for them."
NOTES:Josi has scored seven points (two goals, five assists) in a three-game point streak. … The Sharks had not won at Bridgestone Arena since a 5-4 victory Oct. 23, 2018. … San Jose begins a five-game homestand Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens.