San Jose Sharks News

The Sharks have acquired Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk, and a 2025 2nd Round Pick from the Senators for Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins, and a 4th Round Pick.

Gregor has become a solid bottom-six forward over the previous four seasons and will add some depth to the Sharks' lineup. The 26-year-old Gregor scored six points (4G / 2A) in 40 games with the Senators this season.

Noah Gregor
The Sharks have acquired Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor, and a 2025 2nd Round Pick from the Senators for Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins, and a 4th Round Pick.

Ostapchuk was a second-round pick, 39th overall, of the Senators in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old has played a career-high 43 games with Ottawa this season, scoring four points (1G / 3A) in 43 games.

Zack Ostapchuk
Kovalenko (upper-body) is expected to be activated and play in Colorado on Thursday.

With Luke Kunin (asset management) sidelined on Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche, Kovalenko will draw back into the lineup. The 25-year-old Kovalenko has not played since late January and is averaging 12:04 time-on-ice and has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 45 games this season.

Nikolai Kovalenko
Georgiev will start in Colorado on Thursday.

Georgiev is amid his best two-game streak of the season (2-0-0), saving 45 of 49 shots (.918 SV%). The 29-year-old netminder has an ugly 3.54 GAA and .879 SV% in 36 appearances this season (12-19-1). Still, the Sharks enter Thursday's contest as significant +329 road underdogs against a Colorado Avalanche club that defeated them 4-2 on December 19th when Georgiev allowed four goals on 31 shots (.871 SV%).

Alexandar Georgiev
The Sharks acquired Desharnais from the Penguins on Wednesday in exchange for a 2028 fifth-round draft pick.

Desharnais leaves the Penguins after playing just ten games for the franchise. He was acquired from the Canucks just last month in the trade that sent Marcus Pettersson to Vancouver. The 28-year-old Desharnais has zero goals and three assists in 44 games this season.

Vincent Desharnais
Romanov has been recalled from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).

With Vitek Vanecek being traded to the Florida Panthers, the Sharks have recalled goaltender Georgi Romanov from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). The 25-year-old Romanov has a 3.10 GAA and .905 SV% in 21 games with the Barracuda this season (11-6-3).

Georgi Romanov
San Jose has acquired Patrick Giles from Florida for Vitek Vanecek.

Giles is an undrafted 25-year-old forward out of Boston College. He made his NHL debut this season, playing nine games with the Panthers and scoring zero points. He scored seven points (5G / 2A) in 39 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL) this season.

Patrick Giles
Grundstrom will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday in Buffalo.

Klim Kostin will draw back into San Jose's lineup on Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, sending Grundstrom to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Grundstrom is averaging 9:10 time-on-ice and has seven points (2G / 5A) in 40 games this season.

Carl Grundstrom
Kostin will draw back into San Jose's lineup in Buffalo on Tuesday.

Carl Grundstrom will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, allowing Kostin to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Kostin is averaging 10:22 time-on-ice and has six points (1G / 5A) in 28 games this season.

Klim Kostin
Georgiev will start in Buffalo on Tuesday.

Despite being in the tail end of a back-to-back, the Sharks will turn to Georgiev between the pipes on Tuesday, keeping Vitek Vanecek sidelined for trade-related reasons. Georgiev has had a forgetful season, posting a 3.58 GAA and .878 SV% in 35 outings (11-19-1). That said, the 29-year-old netminder was excellent last night, saving 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sharks enter Tuesday's contest as +191 road underdogs against a Buffalo Sabres squad amid a three-game losing skid (0-2-1).

Alexandar Georgiev
Celebrini (lower-body) is expected to play on Monday in Toronto after originally being a game-time decision.

Celebrini did not practice on Sunday due to a lower-body injury but is expected to play on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 18-year-old Celebrini has impressed in his first NHL season, averaging 19:45 time-on-ice and scoring 44 points (18G / 26A) in 49 games.

Macklin Celebrini
Kostin is expected to be a healthy scratch in Toronto on Monday.

Carl Grundstrom will draw back into San Jose's lineup on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending Kostin to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Kostin is averaging 10:22 time-on-ice and has six points (1G / 5A) in 28 games this season.

Klim Kostin
Grundstrom will draw back into San Jose's lineup on Monday in Toronto.

Grundstrom has not played the previous three games but will re-enter the lineup on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 27-year-old Grundstrom is averaging 9:12 time-on-ice and has seven points (2G / 5A) in 39 games this season. Klim Kostin will be the odd-man out of the Sharks' lineup as a healthy scratch.

Carl Grundstrom
Georgiev will start in Toronto on Monday.

The Sharks have lost eight straight and will hope for a better result on Monday when they turn to Georgiev between the pipes against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old Georgiev has a 3.93 GAA and .879 SV% in 16 appearances with the Sharks (2-12-1). The Sharks enter the action on Monday as sizeable +290 road underdogs against a Maple Leafs squad that played Sunday afternoon and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in overtime.

Alexandar Georgiev