San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Antti Niemi made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season and the red-hot San Jose Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Saturday night. Niemi had 18 of his 29 saves in the third period to pick up his 29th career shutout and first since the season-opener against Los Angeles on Oct. 8. Tomas Hertls goal 5:01 into the game stood up as the winner and Joe Thornton added an empty-netter late as the Sharks improved to 7-1 in their last eight games. Pekka Rinne played well in net, stopping 32 of 33 shots, but took the loss as the Predators finished a 2-1 road trip. The Predators went 3-0 against the Sharks last season, beating Niemi each time. But they couldnt get anything past the Finn in this one. Niemi had seven saves in the first period and San Jose peppered Rinne with 18 shots, only getting one past the Predators goaltender. Thornton started the play when he sent a backhand toward the right circle from the boards. Joe Pavelski turned and fired it at the net and Hertl cleaned up for his seventh goal of the season. The whole first period we had a game plan and we all bought into it, said Sharks coach Todd McLellan. It wasnt just 15 guys; it was all 20 who executed it. The whole night we stuck to it. It was a good team win. Rinne made 11 saves in the second period while Niemi only faced four shots. The Predators were without captain Shea Weber for a time in the second period after the defenseman was cut under his arm when he came down on the left skate of Sharks forward Tye McGinn at the end of a check in the second period. Weber was bleeding under his arm as he left the ice but returned later in the period. Game Notes The Predators host Boston on Tuesday before going back on the road for three games ... The Sharks are off until Thursday, when they host Edmonton to continue a five-game homestand. NCAA Jerseys Outlet . -- J.R. Sweezy was the one part of the Seattle Seahawks offensive line that had avoided injuries or having to change positions this season. Wholesale NCAA Jerseys . - Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery was so busy in free agency he didnt mind having a few extra weeks to prepare for the draft. https://www.chinajerseysncaa.us/.com) - The Chicago Blackhawks take aim at their longest winning streak of the season on Sunday when they host the Calgary Flames in a battle at the United Center. Cheap Football NCAA Jerseys .C. -- Tony Stewart will not race Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, the third Sprint Cup race hes skipped since his car struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. Replica NCAA Jerseys .35 million. The right-hander had agreed last February to a deal that pays him $3.775 million this year and allows him to earn an additional $225,000 in bonuses based on games finished.ST. LOUIS -- San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained right hamstring, one day ahead of his scheduled start against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move was made retroactive to May 22, and outfielder Juan Perez was recalled from Triple-A Fresno. "Were going to take the safe route," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "He wanted to pitch, but at the same time hes feeling a little something. "Its just not worth the risk." Yusmeiro Petit will start in Cains place for the second straight time Saturday. Bochy anticipates Cain will make his next start at hhome June 6 against the New York Mets.dddddddddddd Bochy said if it was mid-September and the Giants were in a tight race, Cain would have pitched. Cain is 1-3 with a 3.66 ERA in eight starts. Petit is 3-2 with a 5.08 ERA in 14 games, four of them starts. San Francisco catcher Buster Posey missed his second straight start with tightness in his lower back. "Hes doing better," Bochy said. "Give him another day." Hector Sanchez, in a 2-for-23 slump, started again in Poseys place. Perez was 1 for 20 in an earlier stint with the Giants. He was batting .333 with eight RBIs in 20 games at Fresno. ' ' '