With the NHL trade deadline approaching, the Tampa Bay Lightning are shaping up to be buyers again. Tampa Bay has been one of the busiest teams at the trade deadline over the past few seasons, trading for Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow during their Stanley Cup runs.

Macklin Celebrini scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Yaroslav Askarov stopped a penalty shot and the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 to snap a six-game losing streak.

NHL: San Jose Sharks continue homestand on Saturday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers

It looks like Will Smith has worked his way from getting benched to the first line. Smith skated with center Mikael Granlund and winger Fabian Zetterlund this morning at UBS Arena, before the San Jose Sharks take on the New York Islanders tonight.

Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored for the Sharks (14-32-6), who have lost six straight and nine of ten. Alexandar Georgiev allowed four goals on 15 shots before being pulled early in the second period for Yaroslav Askarov, who stopped 14 of 17 shots in relief.

Steven Stamkos, Gustav Nyquist, and Tommy Novak scored for the Predators (18-22-7), who have won five straight. Brady Skjei had three assists, and Justus Annunen made 30 saves.

The San Jose Sharks welcome the Nashville Predators into SAP Center…two nights after they blew a 5-1 lead in Nashville, en route to a 7-5 Predators victory. Walker Duehr and Mario Ferraro and Henry Thrun and Fabian Zetterlund and Macklin Celebrini scored,

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.

Only worry about what you can control.” That mantra will be heard across the NHL ahead of the Mar. 7 Trade Deadline. In the San Jose Sharks locker room, that means trade candidates like Luke Kunin and Cody Ceci.

At the forefront of the Sharks’ rebuild is Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old center is having a Calder Trophy-type season; he leads all rookies in goals (16) and is second in points (36) in 41 games. Celebrini missed 12 games because of a lower-body injury sustained in his debut on Oct. 10.

THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2025

Luke Kunin invited the families of kids with Type 1 Diabetes to join him on the San Jose Sharks’ practice rink on Sunday. Kunin plays through Type 1 Diabetes. “It’s good for them to have someone to look up to,