
San Jose Sharks News



Georgiev missed Thursday's game vs. the Oilers due to an upper-body injury, but was on the ice for Friday's practice and hopes to play on Saturday. Georgiev enters the weekend a 3-2-1 with a 3.64 GAA and .883 SV% over his last six games.


The Sharks have lost three straight and will turn to Romanov between the pipes on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. Romanov had a forgettable performance in his most recent outing, allowing eight goals on 36 shots (.778 SV%) in an 8-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. He has an ugly 4.98 GAA and .829 SV% in three games this season (0-2-0). The Sharks enter Thursday's contest as significant +256 road underdogs against an Oilers team riding a two-game winning streak.

The Sharks have recalled Gabriel Carriere from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) to serve as Georgi Romanov's backup on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers since Georgiev is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The 29-year-old Georgiev has a 3.64 GAA and .876 SV% in 45 appearances this season (15-24-2).

Thrun has not played since March 8th but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. The 24-year-old Thrun is averaging 16:54 time-on-ice and has 10 points (1G / 9A) in 52 games this season.

The Sharks have lost three straight and will likely turn to Romanov between the pipes on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. Romanov had a forgettable performance in his most recent outing, allowing eight goals on 36 shots (.778 SV%) in an 8-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. He has an ugly 4.98 GAA and .829 SV% in three games this season (0-2-0). The Sharks enter Thursday's contest as significant +256 road underdogs against an Oilers team riding a two-game winning streak.

Carriere is an undrafted 24-year-old goalie out of the University of Vermont. He is playing his first full professional season, posting a 3.13 GAA and .893 SV% in 19 games (8-8-3) with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).

Thrun has not played since March 8th but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. The 24-year-old Thrun is averaging 16:54 time-on-ice and has 10 points (1G / 9A) in 52 games this season.


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.




