San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/13/26

Neither the San Jose Sharks nor the Nashville Predators is out of the playoff picture just yet, but it’s certainly going to be hard for them to steal a spot with time running out in the season. The Sharks are five points back of the Los Angeles Kings with three games remaining. If San Jose wins this game, they would need the Kings to lose their three remaining games, the Jets to lose one of their last three, the Predators to lose their final game, and they’d have to win their two remaining games. The Predators would pass the Kings with a win here, but Los Angeles has a game in hand and a favorable schedule against three tanking teams.

It’s becoming increasingly likely that Anze Kopitar will get one more playoff run before he calls it a career, but the Predators and Sharks will have one more game of belief before their playoff dreams likely end. The Predators have been surging as of late, with four wins in their last six games and nine of a possible 12 points, while the Sharks have lost four of their last five, including a home loss to these same Predators.

Given San Jose’s recent fall from grace and the disastrous loss to the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, which all but eliminated them from the playoffs, I think the Predators find a way to win this game and keep their playoff chances alive for a few more days. The Sharks’ run with Macklin Celebrini was great for the fanbase and a look to the future, but it’ll likely be one more year before we get playoff hockey back at the Shark Tank.

Sharks vs Predators prediction: Predators ML (-150) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number. 

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