Sharks’ Nico Sturm day-to-day with lower-body injury

Sharks’ Nico Sturm day-to-day with lower-body injury
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Injury troubles continue to bite the San Jose Sharks as center Nico Sturm is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, head coach Ryan Warsofsky confirmed to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. The injury marks the second ailment this season for Sturm, who missed a five-stretch in mid-November due to an upper-body issue.

Skating in his third season with the Sharks, Sturm has made 36 appearances in 2024-25 in which he has collected four goals and five assists for nine points with 11 penalty minutes. In all, the 29-year-old German-born forward is only four points shy of matching his production from a year ago when he finished with five goals and eight assists through 63 contests.

In all, Sturm has seen 305 career contests counting stops with the Sharks, Minnesota Wild, and Colorado Avalanche. Along the way, he has tallied 43 goals and 44 assists for 77 points. Sturm also put up two points in 13 postseason appearances in 2022 to help the Avalanche capture the franchise’s third Stanley Cup championship.

A graduate of the NCAA’s Clarkson Golden Knights, Sturm signed with the Wild as an undrafted free agent in 2019. Sturm then joined San Jose in the 2022 offseason, agreeing to a three-year contract in unrestricted free agency that carries a $2-million annual average value, per PuckPedia. Sturm is eligible to once again test unrestricted free agency in July.

On the season, the rebuilding Sharks sit 13-23-6 and 13 points back of the Vancouver Canucks for the second wildcard position in the Western Conference. To note, San Jose is riding a two-game win streak and will look to make it three in a row when the club returns to the ice on Tuesday to take on the Pacific Division rival Vegas Golden Knights. The two squads have connected twice previously this season, with the Golden Knights winning both contests, including a 6-3 final in late December.

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