US EditionSan Jose Sharks Winger Nears Return as Three-Game Road Trip Is Set to Begin
The Sharks seek to extend their three-game win streak on the road against the Wild, aiming to improve their Pacific Division standing with a 7-6-3 record.
- On Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST the San Jose Sharks will try to keep a three-game win streak alive in Saint Paul, Minnesota, starting a three-game road trip against the Minnesota Wild.
- Forward William Eklund appears set to return from a lower-body injury, and coach Ryan Warsofsky said the team will decide on activating him after the morning skate on Tuesday, requiring a cleared roster spot.
- San Jose Sharks are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, averaging 3.7 goals and allowing 2.5 per game, with Macklin Celebrini leading with 10 goals and 14 assists.
- On Monday the Sharks activated defenseman Nick Leddy off injured reserve and paired him with Timothy Liljegren while testing other top pairs including Dmitry Orlov and Shakir Mukhamadullin.
- Before his injury William Eklund had four goals and five assists in six games, and the Sharks went 3-0-1 without him; a four-game streak would be their first since the start of the 2021-22 season.
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Marin Independent Journal
San Jose Sharks winger nears return as three-game road trip is set to begin
SAN JOSE – Forward William Eklund appears set to return from a lower-body injury this week as the resurgent San Jose Sharks begin a three-game road trip on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul. Eklund was the Sharks’ second-leading scorer through the first 12 games of the season but had been bothered by an injury for about a week before he finally had to sit out the team’s game against the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 2. Eklund had to mis…
Hockey defenseman David Špaček is close to making his first NHL start of his career. Minnesota called up last year's world champion from the farm due to health problems of other defensemen. The son of former Czech national team and Olympic champion from Nagano Jaroslav Špaček could make his first appearance for the Wild on Tuesday night against San Jose.
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