Schedule and 2015-16 Results
Regular Season Records: San Jose 46-30-6=98pts, Nashville 41-27-14=96pts
Game 1 on Friday, 29 April: Nashville loses at San Jose, 5-goals-2
Game 2 on Sunday, 01 April: Nashville loses at San Jose, 3-goals-2
Game 3 on Tuesday, 03 May: San Jose loses at Nashville, 4-goals-1
Game 4 on Thursday, 05 May: San Jose loses at Nashville, 4-goals-3 (3OT)
Game 5 on Saturday, 07 May: Nashville loses at San Jose, 5-goals-1
Game 6 on Monday, 09 May: San Jose loses at Nashville, 4-goals-3 (OT)
Game 7 on Thursday, 12 May: Nashville loses at San Jose, 5-goals-nil

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The San Jose Sharks hosted and shut out the Nashville Predators 5-goals-nil to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1298 victory. With the series 1298 win, the San Jose Sharks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 16-17 overall and 4-8 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1298 loss, the Nashville Predators see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 3-9 overall and 0-3 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious San Jose Sharks in series 1298 was WWLLWLW: Series 1298 thus becomes the third NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the tenth NHL series (all rounds), and the 29th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1298 becomes the tenth best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the home team won seven games.

After Game 6: The Nashville Predators hosted and bested the San Jose Sharks 4-goals-3 in overtime to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1298 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have a Game 7 record of 5-4, while the Nashville Predators have a Game 7 record of 1-0. The San Jose Sharks have a home ice Game 7 record of 2-1. The Nashville Predators have a road ice Game 7 record of 1-0. Nashville trailed the visiting San Jose Sharks in series 1298 Game 6 by a goal as late as 12:43 into the third period. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2015, inclusive, home teams down a goal as late as 12:43 into the third period had a game record of only 91-458 (.166).

After Game 5: The San Jose Sharks hosted and bested the Nashville Predators 5-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1298 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 7-3 and a Game 6 record of 3-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 1-5 and a Game 6 record of 1-5. The sole Nashville Predators best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 6 and series victories in the wake of a 3-games-2 deficit occurred in series 1293, over the Anaheim Ducks in the 2016 NHL Preliminary round just completed.

After Game 4: The Nashville Predators hosted and defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-goals-3 in triple overtime to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1298 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 4-9 and a Game 5 record of 5-8, while the Nashville Predators have a series record of 2-3 and a Game 5 record of 1-4. Nashville trailed the San Jose Sharks on home ice by one goal as late as 15:38 into the third period. In the history of best-of-7 format NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2015, inclusive, home teams down a goal as late as 15:38 into the third period had a game record of 60-466 (.114). Nashville won series 1298 Game 4 with a goal 11:12 into the third overtime period. In the history of best-of-7 format NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2015, inclusive, home teams at 11:11 into the third overtime period had a game record of only 6-14 (.300). Series 1298 Game 4 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff game to end 11:12 into the third overtime period: In series 882 Game 5, the Devils in New Jersey defeated and ousted the Tampa Bay Lightning from the 2003 NHL Quarterfinals with a goal 11:12 into the third overtime period en route to the 2003 NHL championship.

After Game 3: The Nashville Predators hosted and bested the San Jose Sharks 4-goals-1 to drop the San Jose Sharks best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1298 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 8-4 and a Game 4 record of 7-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-7 and a Game 4 record of 2-5 (with an active three-Game 4 losing streak). The Nashville Predators have a best-of-7 NHL playoff series record of 0-3 when trailing 2-games-nil (as they did prior to their series 1298 Game 3 victory), and a record of 0-7 when trailing 2-games-1.

After Game 2: The San Jose Sharks hosted and topped the Nashville Predators 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1298 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 7-2 and a Game 3 record of 5-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-0.

After Game 1: The San Jose Sharks hosted and defeated the Nashville Predators 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1298 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 11-6 and a Game 2 record of 9-8 (with an active three-Game 2 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-6 and a Game 2 record of 3-3.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2015-16 NHL regular season, the San Jose Sharks finished two points ahead of the Nashville Predators. From 1939 through the 2016 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by two regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 17-16 (.515) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1298 is the 33rd best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the San Jose Sharks, and the 12th for the Nashville Predators. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have an all-rounds series record of 15-17, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 3-8, and a Game 1 record of 17-15, while the Nashville Predators have an all-rounds series record of 3-8, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-2, and a Game 1 record of 5-6. Series 1298 is the third best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the San Jose Sharks and the Nashville Predators. San Jose defeated Nashville in the 2006 and 2007 NHL Preliminary-round series.