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The San Jose Sharks will try for a team-record 109 points tonight in Nashville and attempt to move two ahead of idle Detroit in the West with eight games remaining for both clubs. (AP Images)

With a goal and an assist Wednesday, Joe Thornton has four goals and seven points in the last five games. Devin Setoguchi scored twice, giving him four goals and six points in the last four following a 15-game span in which he had a goal and three assists.

The team's other top-line forward, Patrick Marleau, is expected to return after missing Wednesday's game due to the birth of his second son.

The Sharks will attempt to win their fourth straight in Nashville and add to a 6-0-1 mark against the Predators over the last two seasons.

Evgeni Nabokov, who is 9-1-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average in his last 12 starts, has five straight victories over the Predators with a 1.58 GAA. Hockey odds? We've got them!