Overview
- Timothy Liljegren was placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and cannot return before Oct. 22, ruling him out for at least three games.
- John Klingberg is day-to-day with a lower-body issue that the coach says is unrelated to his past hip resurfacing, and he traveled for a potential game-time decision in Utah.
- Shakir Mukhamadullin suffered an upper-body injury in practice and will miss Friday’s game against the Utah Mammoth and likely Saturday versus Pittsburgh.
- The Sharks claimed defenseman Vincent Iorio off waivers from the Capitals, and he will enter the lineup Friday alongside rookie Sam Dickinson.
- San Jose opened 0-1-2 after both right-shot defensemen were hurt in the 5-1 loss to Carolina, prompting coach Ryan Warsofsky to press for an end to a losing mentality.