Overview
- Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev were placed on injured reserve following Saturday’s win in Pittsburgh, keeping them out for at least the three-game homestand.
- Kurashev has an upper-body injury and is week-to-week, while Smith will sit out this week before his status is reassessed on Monday.
- Smith is San Jose’s second-leading scorer with 29 points in 33 games and has anchored the top line with Macklin Celebrini.
- The Sharks recalled Igor Chernyshov and Ethan Cardwell; Chernyshov debuts Tuesday on the top line with Celebrini and Collin Graf, and Cardwell starts on the third line with Jeff Skinner and Ty Dellandrea.
- An outside medical opinion suggested Smith may have a separated shoulder on a week-to-week timeline, a diagnosis the team has not confirmed.