With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.

Jonathan Marchessault scored and added three assists, and Tommy Novak and Filip Forsberg each tallied a goal and two assists for the Predators, who have won four straight. Fedor Svechkov, Justin Barron and Roman Josi also scored for Nashville, which improved to 10-6-1 over the last 17.

Georgiev and the Sharks were playing an Islanders team that had lost five of its last eight games and entered eight points out of a playoff spot on Saturday. The Isles also ranked last in the NHL on both the penalty kill and the power play at 11.9% and penalty kill at 67.0%

It was the first four-goal comeback for the Predators in their history. Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and three assists, and Filip Forsberg extended his goal streak to six games and had two assists for the Predators (17-22-7), who have won four straight. Tommy Novak also had a goal and two assists.

With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.

Will Smith had a goal and an assist in his New England homecoming, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov, still recovering from the flu and playing at less than 100% health, made 27 saves. But the Sharks have now lost 14 straight games to the Bruins dating back to the 2015-16 season.

The Bruins cruised to a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday, January 20th, handing the Sharks their third consecutive loss at TD Garden. Charlie Coyle fueled the victory with a pair of goals,

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.

The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg for the rest of the season. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

The defenseman’s wrist shot was assisted by Will Smith and Alexander Wennberg ... Team Teal’s defense was also committed, blocking 18 shots compared to Detroit’s nine. Cody Ceci shut down Detroit’s scoring chances, contributing four blocked ...

Rookie goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 27 saves, including some spectacular stops early on, to help keep the Sharks (14-29-6) in the game. Ultimately, the Sharks were again unable to hold a third-period lead, as their record this season fell to a less-than-desirable 8-5-2 when they’re up after 40 minutes.