SAN JOSE – Will Smith might be activated from injured reserve, however the San Jose Sharks might be without fellow forward Klim Kostin on Saturday after they play the Utah Hockey Club to open a three-game homestand.
Coach Ryan Warsofsky said the Sharks could possibly be without forward Tyler Toffoli on Saturday. He has an illness and is a game-changing decision.
Kostin left Thursday's game against St. Louis late within the second half after hitting Blues forward Brayden Schenn and moving into a skirmish with Dylan Holloway. He might be considered on a day-to-day basis because the Sharks play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday and the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.
Toffoli had 16:10 minutes of ice time on Thursday, including seven shifts within the third period, because the Sharks earned a 4-3 victory over the Blues, ending a three-game losing streak.
Smith's last game got here on December 5, when he suffered an upper-body injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He didn’t practice the subsequent day and was placed on IR on December 10 when the Sharks activated Barclay Goodrow.
On Saturday morning, Smith skated on a line with Goodrow and Alexander Wennberg.
Smith has five goals and 6 assists in 24 games this season. In his last six games before his injury, Smith scored three goals and 4 assists and averaged nearly 14 minutes of ice time per game.
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