The Sharks will get to stay at home through the weekend.
San Jose is set to face the Predators in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, after Nashville clinched its first round series in seven games in Anaheim on Wednesday night with a 2-1 win.
Game 1 will be at SAP Center on Friday night (7:30 p.m., NBCSN).
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San Jose eliminated the Kings in five games in the first round, wrapping up the series on Friday night with a 6-3 win at Staples Center.
It will be the third time the Sharks and Predators have met in the postseason. The Sharks knocked off Nashville in five games in the first round in 2006, and again in 2007 by the same margin.
The Sharks were 1-2 against Nashville in three meetings this season, with their lone win coming in a shootout at Bridgestone Arena on 3-2. The Predators beat the Sharks on Oct. 28 in San Jose, 2-1, and again at home on Feb. 6, 6-2.
The winner of the Sharks-Predators series will face the winner of the Stars-Blues series in the Western Conference Final.
Sharks-Predators second round schedule:
Game 1: Friday, April 29, Predators @ Sharks (7:30 p.m.)
Game 2: Sunday, May 1, Predators @ Sharks (5:00 p.m.)
Game 3: Tuesday, May 3, Sharks @ Predators (6:00 p.m.)
Game 4: Thursday, May 5, Sharks @ Predators (6:00 p.m.)
*Game 5: Saturday, May 7, Predators @ Sharks (TBD)
*Game 6: Monday, May 9, Sharks @ Predators (TBD)
*Game 7: Wednesday, May 12, Predators @ Sharks (TBD)
*if necessary
