<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/san-jose-sharks/line-combinations">San Jose Sharks</a> <a href="https://x.com/SanJoseSharks/status/1858574729076158814">announced</a> Monday that the club has recalled goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda.</p>



<p>Acquired from the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations">Nashville Predators</a> in an offseason deal that saw San Jose part with forward prospect David Edstrom, up-and-coming netminder Magnus Chrona, plus a conditional first-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft, Askarov later missed the entirety of Sharks’ training camp due to a lower-body injury and was assigned to the Barracuda in early October.</p>



<p>Following his acquisition, Askarov was signed to a two-year, $2-million per year extension that begins in the 2025-26 season, per <a href="https://capwages.com/players/yaroslav-askarov">PuckPedia</a>. With the Barracuda this season, the Russian netminder has shined in coming away with a 6-3-0 record alongside a .939 save percentage and 1.92 goals-against average through nine appearances. Askarov also began the AHL season with back-to-back shutouts coming against the Ontario Reign and Iowa Wild, the minor-league affiliates of <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations">Los Angeles</a> and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations">Minnesota</a>, respectively.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="152"></div>



<p>Originally chosen 11th overall by the Predators in the 2020 NHL Draft, Askarov made his NHL debut with Nashville during the 2022-23 campaign that saw him turn aside 31 shots in a 4-3 loss to the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations">Montreal Canadiens</a>. Askarov then saw a pair of appearances with the Predators last year that included his first-ever NHL win coming against the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations">Washington Capitals</a>, while combining for a .943 save percentage and 1.47 goals-against average in the two outings.</p>



<p>The 22-year-old Askarov has spent much of the past two seasons with the Predators’ minor-league affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, where he made 92 total appearances to come away with a 56-29-6 record with a .911 save percentage and 2.55 goals-against average. Askarov has participated in the AHL All-Star Game in each of the past two seasons.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="132"></div>



<p>In the midst of a rebuild, San Jose sits second-to-last in the Western Conference with a 5-10-4 record and six points back of a playoff position. The Sharks face off against the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/detroit-red-wings/line-combinations">Detroit Red Wings</a> on Monday.</p>



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