SAN JOSE – Defensemen John Klingberg and Timothy Liljegren are both day-to-day with injuries and appear to be questionable to play Friday when the winless San Jose Sharks face the Utah Mammoth in their first road game of the season.
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Klingberg is on the Sharks’ first power play unit and has a goal and an assist in three games. Liljegren earned kudos for his play during the preseason and the Sharks’ first two games, as his 20:14 in average time on ice is second behind Dmitry Orlov (22:19) among all Sharks defensemen.
The Sharks are scheduled to practice again on Thursday morning before they leave for Salt Lake City.
If Klingberg and/or Liljegren are unable to play on Friday, that would likely open the door for either Shakir Mukhamadullin or Vincent Desharnais, or both, to enter the lineup. Mukhamadullin has been a scratch for the Sharks’ last two games, including a 7-6 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, and Desharnais has not yet played this season.
In Wednesday’s practice, Mukhamadullin was paired with Mario Ferraro, and Desharnais was with Sam Dickinson.
The Sharks were carrying eight defensemen on their active roster as of Wednesday afternoon. After Friday, the Sharks return home and play Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
FORWARD LINE SHUFFLE
Warsofsky shuffled his forward lines during Wednesday’s practice, moving Jeff Skinner and Philipp Kurashev to the top line with Macklin Celebrini, and moving Will Smith to the third line with center Michael Misa and Collin Graf on the right side. Smith started Tuesday’s game on the second line with center Alexander Wennberg and Skinner.
Smith had three shots on net against the Hurricanes and nearly had a power-play goal in the first period, but finished with a season-low 13:57 of ice time. Smith has three assists in three games this season and is averaging 17:35 in ice time.
“A little bit perimeter. Need a little bit more from him,” Warsofsky said of Smith. “Needs to engage a little bit more in the hockey game.”
Graf was a scratch for Tuesday’s game. With him coming back to the third line with Misa and Smith, Ty Dellandrea was moved to the fourth line with Barclay Goodrow and Adam Gaudette. Ryan Reaves appeared to be the odd man out, but Warsofsky wasn’t confirming his lineup.
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