The Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20.

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

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.

The Sharks took a four-goal lead early in the second period, only for the wheels to totally fall off in what became a disheartening 7-5 loss to the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. The Sharks led 5-1 after Mikael Granlund scored a power-play goal at the 4:28 mark of the second period.

The Nashville Predators erased a four-goal deficit for the first time in franchise history to rally past the San Jose Sharks, 7-5, Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators had seven different goal scorers in the win,