Impact Gambrell was questionable to play Friday after he blocked a shot in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild. The 24-year-old will occupy his usual third-line center role against the Kings.
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Will play Friday Gambrell (undisclosed) will play in Friday's game versus the Kings, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Starting in LA Jones will patrol the crease during Friday night's road game versus the Kings, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Impact Jones has been on a roll recently, going 4-1-0 record while posting a 2.56 GAA and .922 save percentage. He'll attempt to earn a third straight win in a road matchup with an LA squad that's averaging 3.07 goals per game at home this year, 15th in the NHL.
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Sent to taxi squad Suomela was assigned to the taxi squad Thursday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Suomela was promoted to the active roster for Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild, but he served as a healthy scratch. The Finn remains a rotational option in the bottom six.
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Reverts to taxi squad Jaros was assigned to the taxi squad Thursday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Jaros will likely continue to serve as a depth defenseman for the Sharks.
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Suffers setback Nieto (lower body) has suffered a setback in his recovery, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Impact Coach Bob Boughner was hoping Nieto would be ready to return sometime next week, but that seems to be out of the question following the forward's setback. Check back for another update on Nieto whenever he's given the green light to return to practice.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Iffy for Friday Gambrell (undisclosed) is considered questionable for Friday's game versus LA, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Impact Gambrell suffered an undisclosed injury when he blocked a shot during Wednesday's win over Minnesota. Another update on the 24-year-old forward's status should surface prior to puck drop against the Kings.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Can Wild salvage road trip tonight with success in Las Vegas? How the team responds after falling 4-2 to the Sharks on Wednesday to drop the first two games on this road trip will be telling.
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San Jose visits Los Angeles, looks to break road slide
San Jose will attempt to stop its four-game road slide when the Sharks visit Los AngelesAPRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sharks beat Wild 4-2 for 2-game series sweep
Rudolfs Balcers and Ryan Donato scored in the second period and the San Jose Sharks completed a two-game sweep of the Minnesota Wild with a 4-2 victoryAPRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Helps out on power play Ferraro produced a power-play assist, seven hits and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Ferraro had the secondary helper on Ryan Donato's goal in the second period. Beyond that, Ferraro played his usual physical style. The 22-year-old has 13 points, 102 hits, 57 blocks and 45 shots on goal through 35 contests. The scoring numbers don't pop off the page, but Ferraro's physicality could give him some appeal in deeper fantasy formats.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Offers assist Karlsson provided an assist, five shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Karlsson set up Nikolai Knyzhov's first NHL goal at 10:58 of the third period, and it stood as the game-winner. The 30-year-old Karlsson has two tallies and two helpers in his last four outings. For the year, the Swede has produced 14 points, 65 shots on net, a minus-4 rating and 40 blocked shots in 31 contests.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Bags assist in win Couture posted an assist, four shots on goal and three hits in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Couture had the lone helper on Evander Kane's empty-net goal in the final second of the game. March wasn't kind to Couture, who finished with just two assists in his last 11 outings. The center has 24 points in 35 appearances, but he was flirting with a point-per-game pace prior to this drop-off. Fantasy managers will likely want to ride this out, as Couture has shown he can perform better than he has lately.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Dishes pair of helpers Burns recorded two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Burns had a hand in second-period tallies by Rudolfs Balcers and Ryan Donato, the latter coming with the man advantage. The 36-year-old Burns snapped a three-game point drought with his pair of assists. For the year, the Ontario native has 20 points, 80 shots on net, 62 blocked shots and 18 PIM in 35 outings.
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Collects pair of assists Hertl notched two assists in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Hertl had a hand in goals by Rudolfs Balcers and Nikolai Knyzhov in the contest. The 27-year-old Hertl finished March with 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 12 outings. The Czech center has produced 22 points, 53 shots on net and a minus-4 rating in 29 games overall as the Sharks' second-line center.
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Nets first NHL goal Knyzhov scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Knyzhov took a pass from Erik Karlsson and scored the game-winning tally at 10:58 of the third period. The goal was Knyzhov's first in the NHL. The 23-year-old rookie has added four assists, 45 hits, 35 PIM and 33 blocked shots in 35 appearances this year, mainly in a defensive role alongside Karlsson.
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Buries power-play goal Donato scored a power-play goal on five shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Donato gave the Sharks a 2-0 lead with his tally at 9:22 of the second period. The 24-year-old forward has provided three points in his last two games. He's up to six goals, 18 points (five on the power play), 81 shots on net and 38 hits through 35 contests. Despite a bottom-six role, Donato is capable of producing solid scoring numbers.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tickles twine in win Balcers scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Balcers tallied the opening goal at 4:41 of the second period. The 23-year-old winger has picked up nine points, 33 shots on net and 30 hits through 20 contests this season. Balcers is holding a second-line role alongside Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier, which could earn him fantasy interest in deeper formats.
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Beats buzzer Wednesday Kane scored an empty-net goal on six shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact The Wild pulled within a goal late in the third period, but Kane struck with 0.3 seconds on the clock to seal the Sharks' victory. The 29-year-old Kane is up to 15 goals, 31 points, 119 shots on net and 58 hits through 35 contests this year. He'll likely continue to produce strong numbers across the board in a top-line role.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Fends off Wild Jones allowed two goals on 28 shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Impact Jones was perfect through two periods, and while he gave up a pair in the third, he was able to hang on for the win. The 31-year-old goalie has won four of his last five games. He's up to 12-7-2 with a 3.23 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 22 outings. The Sharks travel to LA for a back-to-back Friday and Saturday, which likely means Jones and Devan Dubnyk will split the next two games.
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Promoted to big club Jaros was promoted to the active roster from AHL San Jose on Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Jaros will serve as a healthy scratch Wednesday versus the Wild. The 24-year-old hasn't appeared in a game for the Sharks this year.
MARCH 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rejoins active roster Viel was promoted to the active roster Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Viel is expected to play in his second NHL game Wednesday versus the Wild.
MARCH 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Jumps up to taxi squad Gregor was promoted to the taxi squad Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Gregor has nine points in 10 games with AHL San Jose, while adding three goals in 15 appearances with the big club. He'll be in line to compete for bottom-six minutes.
MARCH 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Ascends to taxi squad Handemark was promoted to the taxi squad Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Handemark hasn't played in the last six games for the Sharks. Even if the 27-year-old draws into the lineup in the near future, he'll only be a bottom-six option.
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Facing Wild Jones will patrol the crease during Wednesday's home matchup with Minnesota, Jessi Pierce of The Athletic reports.
Impact Jones was a little shaky in his last start Monday against the Wild, surrendering three goals on 25 shots, but he was still able to secure his 11th win of the season thanks to strong goal support from his teammates. The 31-year-old netminder will try to pick up a second straight victory in a rematch with the same Minnesota squad Wednesday.
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