SAN JOSE, CA – OCTOBER 4: San Jose Sharks’ Mario Ferraro (38) waits for a face-off in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights within the third interval on the SAP Middle in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro was knocked out of Saturday’s sport with the Florida Panthers within the first interval with a facial harm that may possible maintain him out of the lineup for the foreseeable future.
Ferraro was within the Sharks’ zone and was defending Owen Tippett when the Panthers ahead’s tried shot on web appeared to ramp up Ferraro’s stick and into his face with 14:40 left within the opening interval.
Ferraro left the ice floor holding his glove as much as his mouth and didn't return for the remainder of the primary interval.
The Sharks introduced earlier than the beginning of the second interval that Ferraro wouldn't return to the sport, and it seems he’ll be out indefinitely as dentists start to restore the injury inside his mouth.
Ferraro has performed in 40 of 43 video games this season and is second on the Sharks in common time on ice at 23:54 per sport, solely trailing protection companion Brent Burns (25:56) in that division.
The one video games Ferraro missed this season had been when he was within the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4. The Sharks went 1-2-0 in these video games and entered Saturday with a 22-19-2 document.
The Sharks are already with out Erik Karlsson for the subsequent a number of weeks after the two-time Norris Trophy winner underwent surgical procedure this week to restore a small muscle tear in his left forearm.
The Sharks proceed what could also be their hardest highway journey this season with video games in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday and Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. The Sharks began the journey with a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals, as all 4 groups on the journey are within the high 10 within the NHL’s general standings.
The Sharks have Ryan Merkley with them on this journey and should have Jake Middleton accessible to them sooner or later as nicely. Middleton, who's recovering from a concussion he suffered Jan. 4 in Detroit, practiced with the Sharks on Friday at FLA Reside Enviornment in Dawn.
The Sharks misplaced to the Panthers 5-4 in time beyond regulation, as they misplaced a two-goal lead within the third interval.
The Sharks led the Panthers 2-1 on the finish of a fast-paced first interval on objectives by Tomas Hertl and Jonathan Dahlen on the 6:10 and 17:17 marks.
Hertl managed the puck alongside the boards within the Panthers’ finish earlier than he acquired the puck over the Rudolfs Balcers. Hertl took the return go, went to the entrance of the web, and slipped the puck previous goalie Sergei Bobrovsky for his twenty second purpose of the season.
The Sharks took a 3-1 lead on a Matt Nieto purpose on the 1:31 mark of the second interval, as he completed off a nifty passing sequence began by Marc-Edouard Vlasic to Nick Bonino.
Sharks goalie James Reimer, taking part in in opposition to one among his former groups, was beneath siege via the primary half of the sport and stopped 34 of 35 pictures by the top of the second interval.
Joe Thornton began on the Panthers’ fourth line and was taking part in his first sport in opposition to the Sharks since Nov. 6, 2003, when he was with the Boston Bruins. Thornton performed 15 seasons with the Sharks from 2005 to 2020 and is third on the franchise’s all-time video games performed checklist with 1,104. He’s additionally first with 804 assists and second with 1,055 factors.