The San Jose Sharks traded goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, forward Givani Smith, and their own 2027 fifth-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche for goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, Colorado’s 2026 second-round selection, and a conditional fifth-round draft selection in 2025.

After absorbing their worst defeat of the year, the San Jose Sharks will be looking for a response Saturday against the Florida Panthers. The Sharks reverted to some bad habits during their 8-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday,

Welcome back to this early December edition of NHL Predictions! Let’s look at the San Jose Sharks taking on the Florida Panthers. Today, like every day, Last Word on Hockey looks at the games happening and gives our predictions for each one,