Roman Josi, Nashville Predators wallop hapless San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks fell behind in the second period Tuesday and never recovered.

And once the Nashville Predators kicked it into high gear, they didn’t slow down.

The Sharks allowed three goals to end the second period and four more in the third in an 8-2 loss to the Nashville Predators, as they ended a five-game road trip without gaining a single point.

The Sharks gave up goals to Jason Zucker, Michael McCarron and Luke Evangelista in a span of 8:27 in the second period to fall behind 4-2.

McCarrron, Mark Jankowski, Filip Forsberg and Tommy Novak all scored in the third period as the Sharks finished the road trip, their longest remaining one this season, with an 0-5-0 record.

Mikael Granlund and Mario Ferraro both scored for the Sharks, who return to San Jose to start a three-game homestand Thursday against Anthony Duclair and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Granlund lamented the Sharks’ unwillingness to defend harder than they did.

“We were spending too much time in the d-zone, we weren’t closing quick enough,” Granlund said. “That’s why it looks like that and it was pretty embarrassing.”

The Sharks have now lost 14 of their last 15 games.