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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
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San Jose Sharks News
The Sharks have acquired Arvid Henrikson in a three-way trade with the Penguins and Canadiens.
Henriksson currently plays NCAA Hockey for Lake Superior State. The 25-year-old defenseman has zero goals and one assist in 29 games this season.
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William Eklund will be making his season debut Saturday for San Jose.
Eklund had 17 goals, 24 assists, 43 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 52 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and will be making his season debut with the Sharks on Saturday. Eklund was a 2021 1st round pick (7th overall) and has played in nine career NHL games previously, picking up four assists.
Liljegren will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
The Kings have activated Carl Grundstrom (lower-body) from IR.
Grundstrom has been out since January 11th due to a lower-body injury but has been activated Tuesday by the Kings. The 25-year-old had six goals, four assists, 53 SOG, 14 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 37 games played prior to his injury.
The Sharks have acquired Henry Thrun from the Ducks for a 2024 third-round pick.
Thrun has five goals, 26 points, 14 PIMs and a +16 plus/minus through 28 games with Harvard (NCAA) and has been traded to Anaheim Tuesday for a third-round pick. Thrun was originally drafted in the 4th round of the 2019 draft (101 overall).
The Red Wings have signed Jake Walman to a three-year contract extension worth $10.2 million ($3.4M AAV).
Walman was a third-round pick in 2014 and was traded to the Red Wings in the Nick Leddy deal last March. The 27-year-old has taken a massive step forward this year, playing on the top-pair with Moritz Seider for the last few months. Walman has a booming slap shot and is a shot-blocking machine in his own-end. On the year, he's scored five goals with five assists (10 points) with 95 SOG and 77 Blks in 40 games.
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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Georgiev stopped 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) for his fourth-straight victory as he beat Calgary in his last start. The 27-year-old has taken a massive step forward in his first season as a starter, with his 25-12-4 record, .920 SV% and 2.63 GAA. He will take on the Vegas Golden Knights, who have won six of their last eight games and are 10th in the NHL in shots per game (32.8).
Martin Kaut has been reassigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).
Kaut has two goals, two assists, 32 SOG and four PIMs through 30 games between San Jose and Colorado this season but has been reassigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Monday. The 23-year-old heads back to the Barracuda, where he had a goal and six assists through seven games played prior to his last promotion.
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Alexandar Georgiev will likely start Monday vs. the Vegas Golden Knights.
Georgiev stopped 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) for his fourth-straight victory as he beat Calgary in his last start. The 27-year-old has taken a massive step forward in his first season as a starter, with his 25-12-4 record, .920 SV% and 2.63 GAA. He will take on the Vegas Golden Knights, who have won six of their last eight games and are 10th in the NHL in shots per game (32.8).
The Sharks have acquired Fabian Zetterlund, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotyuk, Andreas Johnsson, a Conditional 2023 1st Round Pick, a Conditional 2024 2nd Round Pick and a 2024 7th Round Pick from the Devils for Timo Meier, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond, Timur Ibragimov, and a 2024 5th Round Pick.
Zetterlund has been in-and-out of the Devils lineup this season, scoring six goals with 14 assists (20 points) in 45 games. The 2017 third-round pick has an outstanding shot and will provide some offensive punch in the Sharks' middle-6. Zetterlund should see an increase in usage (12:57 ATOI in NJD) following this trade.
The Sharks have acquired Shakir Mukhamadullin, Fabian Zetterlund, Nikita Okhotyuk, Andreas Johnsson, a Conditional 2023 1st Round Pick, a Conditional 2024 2nd Round Pick and a 2024 7th Round Pick from the Devils for Timo Meier, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond, Timur Ibragimov, and a 2024 5th Round Pick.
Mukhamadullin was the No.20 overall pick in 2020 and has remained in the KHL since. The 21-year-old defenseman is 6-foot-3, 194 lbs. and has scored six goals with 19 assists (25 points) in 67 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev (KHL). Mukhamadullin could come to San Jose in 2023-24.
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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Rutta (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Georgiev will start Friday in Winnipeg.
Klim Kostin is travelling with the Oilers' and could play during their upcoming road trip (illness).
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Walker Duehr is expected to draw into the Flames' lineup Wednesday vs. Arizona.
Duehr had 15 goals, 11 assists, 36 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 41 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) and is expected to be back in the Flames' lineup for the first time since January 26th. Duehr had previously played in eight games with the Flames when called up, and has two goals, 12 SOG and a -1 plus/minus through eight games this season.
Walker Duehr has been recalled from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Duehr had 15 goals, 11 assists, 36 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 41 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) and has been recalled to the Flames Tuesday. Duehr had previously played in eight games with the Flames when called up, and has two goals, 12 SOG and a -1 plus/minus through eight games this season.
Vincent Desharnais has been recalled by Bakersfield (AHL) and is expected to draw into the lineup Tuesday.
Desharnais had two assists, 19 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 13 games with Bakersfield (AHL) and has been recalled to Edmonton where he has spent the majority of the season. The towering 26-year-old defenseman returns to Edmonton, where he had four assists, 17 PIMs, and a +9 plus/minus through 12 games this season.
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Kaut will make his Sharks debut on Monday.
Kaut had a goal, five assists, eight PIMs and a +1 plus/minus with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) since being dealt from Colorado weeks ago and has been recalled by the San Jose Sharks for the first time Monday with the intention to draw into the Sharks' lineup for the first time. In 27 games with the Colorado Avalanche before the deal, he had a goal, two assists, and 24 SOG.
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