SAN JOSE -- Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goal streak to seven as the Nashville Predators won their second straight game against the San Jose Sharks, 6-5 at SAP Center on Thursday. Nashville came from 5-1 down to beat San Jose 7-5 in Nashville on Tuesday.

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.

Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals streak to seven games, Fedor Svechkov broke a tie on a power-play midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

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Filip Forsberg tallied twice - and Fedor Svechkov scored the game-winnner - as the Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks by a 6-5 final on Thursday night at SAP Center. The result gives the Preds a sweep of the home-and-home set with the Sharks and extends their win streak to five games overall.

The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.

In a contest that featured 11 goals, three Nashville power-play scores, three fights (in four seconds), an ejection and a blown three-goal lead, the Predators (18-22-7) finally managed to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games.