William Eklund, the Sharks’ high ahead prospect, is taken into account day-to-day with an upper-body damage he sustained within the San Jose Barracuda’s recreation with the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday.
Eklund was injured within the second interval when he fell to the ice in an ungainly style following a puck battle with Colorado’s Nate Clurman. Eklund then slowly skated to the Barracuda’s bench, holding his arm, and didn't return to the sport.
Sharks coach David Quinn mentioned the group will most likely know extra about Eklund’s damage after the Barracuda return to San Jose right now.
The Barracuda misplaced to Colorado 3-2 because the Eagles accomplished the two-game collection sweep.
Eklund, 20, had three factors in eight video games for the Sharks this month however was formally returned to the AHL on Sunday. He performed within the Barracuda’s recreation in opposition to Colorado on Tuesday, an 8-0 San Jose loss.
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The Barracuda (26-31-1-4) try to safe a spot within the playoffs, because it entered Thursday in eighth place within the AHL’s Pacific Division with 57 factors, three again of seventh-place Tucson with 10 common season video games remaining. The highest seven groups within the Pacific Division make the postseason.
Eklund, who was drafted seventh general by the Sharks in 2021, is the Barracuda’s second-leading scorer this season with 41 factors in 57 video games. The workforce’s main scorer, Andrew Agozzino, was recalled by the Sharks on Sunday to take Eklund’s spot on the NHL roster.
Tristen Robins scored each of San Jose’s targets Wednesday on the facility play. One was assisted by defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin, who earned his first level with the Barracuda in his second recreation with the workforce. Mukhamadullin was a part of the bundle that the Sharks acquired from the New Jersey Devils for Timo Meier final month.
The Barracuda’s subsequent video games are Saturday and Sunday at residence in opposition to Bakersfield.
JOHNSSON OUT: Sharks ahead Andreas Johnsson will miss Thursday’s recreation with the Vancouver Canucks after he blocked a slot halfway by means of San Jose’s recreation in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
Johnsson, 28, blocked a shot by Darnell Nurse within the second interval, serving to result in a objective by Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson on the different finish of the ice. Johnsson stayed within the recreation for the remainder of the interval however was dominated out by the beginning of the third interval. The Sharks misplaced 5-4 in extra time.
The Sharks’ highway journey ends Saturday in Calgary however it's unclear when Johnsson would possibly be capable of return. The Sharks play two residence video games subsequent week, in opposition to Winnipeg on Tuesday and Vegas on Thursday.
With Johnsson out, ahead Jacob Peterson, who was recalled from the Barracuda on Wednesday, will make his Sharks debut in opposition to the Canucks. Peterson, acquired from Dallas earlier this month for ahead Scott Reedy, will begin Thursday’s recreation on a line with Nico Sturm and Fabian Zetterlund. Peterson has 17 factors in 66 profession NHL video games.
SIMEK RETURNS: Defenseman Radim Simek, who has missed the final eight video games after he felt concussion signs in a March 4 recreation in opposition to the Washington Capitals, will play Thursday. Simek was a full participant in Wednesday’s apply and knowledgeable Quinn afterward that he was able to play once more.