Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for the Sharks (38-34-8), who avoided being eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention. They moved three points behind the Los Angeles Kings, who played at the Seattle Kraken on Monday, for the second wild card from the Western Conference with two games remaining. Both the Sharks and Predators would be eliminated with a Kings victory. Los Angeles has two games remaining after Monday. San Jose won for the first time in 16 games against Nashville dating to Dec.