Askarov stopped 14 of 17 shots in relief of Alexandar Georgiev in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Panthers. Askarov will avoid taking a result from this game, but that's about the only positive. The Panthers eased up after a four-goal second period,

Yaroslav Askarov is trying to treat Thursday’s start against the Nashville Predators like any other game. “Just trying to prepare for another game,” Askarov said about facing the team that traded him to the San Jose Sharks in the summer.