The Sharks have been outscored 14-2 in their last two games (0-2-0) and will turn to Georgiev between the pipes on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks. The 29-year-old Georgiev allowed six goals on 33 shots in his most recent outing (.818 SV%). He has a 3.66 GAA and .874 SV% in 44 games this season. The Sharks enter the action on Tuesday as +170 road underdogs against a Ducks team that has won four of their last six (4-2-0).
Thompson has split time between the AHL and NHL this season, playing 24 games with the Sharks and 27 with the Barracuda. The 23-year-old defenseman has six points (3G / 3A) with the Sharks this season.
Giles made his NHL debut earlier this season, playing a combined 17 games through stops with the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks, scoring one goal. The undrafted 25-year-old scored seven points (5G / 2A) in 39 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL) this season.
Cagnoni made his NHL debut earlier this month, playing five games with the Sharks and recording one assist, but has been re-assigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). The 20-year-old defenseman has impressed in his first professional season in the AHL, scoring 47 points (13G / 34A) in 56 games with the Barracuda.
The Sharks are coming off a 3-1 win over the Bruins when Georgiev saved 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%), and he will return to the crease on Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old Georgiev has an unflattering 3.57 GAA and .876 SV% in 42 appearances this season (14-23-1) but was excellent in an outing against the Maple Leafs earlier this month, saving 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout win. Still, the Sharks enter Thursday's contest as sizable +210 home underdogs against a Maple Leafs team coming off a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Beck was a seventh-round pick, 194th overall, of the St. Louis Blues in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old defenseman has spent the previous five seasons playing collegiate hockey, most recently scoring 33 points (5G / 28A) in 37 games with Arizona State University (NCHC).
Lund was a second-round pick, 34th overall, of the Sharks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old forward scored an impressive 40 points (18G / 22A) in 37 games, playing collegiate hockey with Northeastern University (H-East) this season.
