Sharks Lose at Home in OT

Legwand scores in OT to lift Predators over Sharks

 David Legwand scored his second goal of the game 2:53 into overtime to lift the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
        Pekka Rinne made several key saves down the stretch for the Predators, who overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period.
        Ryan Suter and Patric Hornqvist also scored for the Predators, who are 4-0-1 in their past five games.
        Joe Pavelski, Martin Havlat and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks, who lost for the second time in three games following a five-game winning streak.
        Legwand gave the Predators a 1-0 lead just over a minute into the second period when he slapped in a rebound of a shot by Hornqvist. The puck glanced off Sharks defender Torey Mitchell and into the net.
        The Sharks scored the next three goals. Pavelski started the spurt by turning a nice backhanded pass from Couture into a goal just under five minutes into the period.
        Havlat's power-play goal was the result of persistence. Couture and Ryane Clowe both had shots that bounced off Rinne's pads, and Havlat poked at the puck twice before wristing a shot into the top left corner.
        Couture gave the Sharks a 3-1 advantage in the first minute of the third period.
        Hornqvist got the Predators within 3-2 when he knocked in a loose puck from the crease. Suter tied it with a power-play goal a few minutes later.
        NOTES: San Jose C Joe Thornton had two assists, giving him 703 and tying him with Jeremy Roenick for 49th place on the career list. ... Legwand has points in four straight games. ... Pavelski
 has scored a goal in six of his last eight games. ... Hornqvist has a career-best, five-game scoring streak. ... The Sharks outshot Nashville 19-7 in the scoreless first period.

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