In their place during Saturday’s morning skate, the Sharks had winger Klim Kostin in Zetterlund’s spot on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, goalie Georgi Romanov backing up Alexandar Georgiev, and newcomer Patrick Giles in Sturm’s old spot as the fourth-line center.

The Dallas Stars are having themselves quite the day. Just after reportedly acquiring star forward Mikko Rantanen in a blockbuster trade with the Carolina Hurri

The San Jose Sharks have once again ... As the NHL Trade Deadline approaches, Sharks general manager Mike Grier has his work cut out for him. He's already traded Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund to the Dallas Stars, and could be on the verge of several ...

Rantanen is tied for 10th in the NHL in points this season (70) and is fourth over the past five seasons (437 in 351 games).

Before Thursday night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, the Sharks had already traded goalie Vitek Vanecek and center Nico Sturm to the Florida Panthers in separate deals. In February, San Jose sent forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars, and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to the Avalanche in December.

Thrun also missed the final five minutes of the first period of the game, which San Jose lost 4-3 in overtime. Thrun, who had been on the Sharks’ top defense pair since Cody Ceci was traded to the Dallas Stars on Feb. 1, is considered day-to-day ...

Wennberg is still looking for his 100th NHL goal – he’s been stuck at 99 since Dec. 14 – but the five points he’s collected in the last three games represents his most productive stretch with the Sharks since signing with the team as a free agent in July.