San Jose Sharks center Alexander Wennberg (upper body) will not be available for Thursday's matchup against the Seattle Kraken. He has sustained an upper-body injury, making Wennberg miss only his second game of the season.

San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg won't play against the Seattle Kraken due to an upper-body injury. "It is something that he's been dealing with that flared up in the last 24 hours, so we are going to hold him out,

The NHL and NHLPA released their projections for the NHL salary cap for the next three seasons, and the San Jose Sharks will perfectly benefit from this growth.

Unavailable Thursday

The San Jose Sharks allowed four goals in less than eight minutes to start the second period in what became a 6-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at Climate Pledge Arena. With the game tied 1-1 after the first period,

Kovalenko (undisclosed) isn't expected to return before the 4 Nations Face-Off, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports Friday.

Wennberg recorded an assist and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Predators. Wennberg set up a Henry Thrun tally in the second period. After a two-game stint on the wing, Wennberg was back at center on the third line,

Wennberg provided an assist in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Predators.

Kovalenko (undisclosed) won't finish Thursday's game versus the Kraken. A reason for Kovalenko's departure from the contest was not made available. He had two PIM in 8:58 of ice time prior to his exit.

Defenseman Brandon Montour scored twice and Chandler Stephenson added a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Thursday.

Warsofsky, in his first season as the head coach of the rebuilding and last place Sharks, was originally leaning toward giving the players the day off Friday. But the game’s ugly turn altered that direction.

At the forefront of the Sharks’ rebuild is Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old center is having a Calder Trophy-type season; he leads all rookies in goals (16) and is second in points (36) in 41 games. Celebrini missed 12 games because of a lower-body injury sustained in his debut on Oct. 10.