Mikael Granlund swinging behind the Russia goal, heading for its right side. In the process, the center, then only 19 years old on May 13, 2011, put the puck on his blade and flung it behind Russia’s goalie, Konstantin Barulin. He scored.

Never a huge goal-scorer, Granlund is on pace to hit 20 for the third time in his 13-year career and the first since 2017-18 with Minnesota. But the 32-year-old has been a point producer with the Sharks. He’s leading the team with 44 points in 51 contests after a scoring a team-high 60 points in 69 games last season.

Nashville Predators (17-22-7, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (14-30-6, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host the Nashville Predators after Mikael Granlund scored two goals in the Sharks' 7-5 loss to the Nashville Predators.

The win over the Sharks was the 14th time in franchise history the Predators have comeback from at least a three-goal deficit. "You're always looking for statement wins during the

Nick Blankenburg scored the eventual game-winner as the Nashville Predators erased a four-goal deficit to defeat the visiting San Jose Sharks 7-5 on Tuesday night.

San Jose Sharks (14-30-6, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host the Nashville Predators after Mikael Granlund scored two ...

The San Jose Sharks’ dad’s trip ended with a thud in a 6-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken, but they had a good time before that in the Emerald City. A tradition started by the Nashville Predators in the late 90’s,

The tremors from the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster were still echoing around the league when another bomb dropped in Vancouver this week.

The Sharks’ loss to Seattle marked the sixth time in the last seven games that they have given up three goals or more in a single period. To put that into more context, in January, 20 of the 32 teams managed to hold opposing teams, on average, to under three goals per game.

Former Wild forward Mikael Granlund will represent Team Finland along with Erik Haula, another former Wild forward. Granlund was named an assistant captain for the upcoming tournament. Your #4Nations Face-Off captains for Team Finland are here! Suomen #4Nations Face-Off -turnauksen kapteenisto on tässä! pic.twitter.com/0eOG9IpUuH

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

The road trip continues on Monday night with a road game at San Jose and concludes later in the week at Utah. On paper, those should be two winnable games. But you could have said