Defensive Sharks Center Out Against Kraken With Injury

San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg won't play against the Seattle Kraken due to an upper-body injury.

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," Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. 

Wennberg had been centering the third line with Nikolai Kovalenko and Luke Kunin on the wings. 

Kunin will slide into the middle, and Barclay Goodrow will move from the fourth to the third line. Carl Grundstrom will re-enter the lineup and play on the fourth line.

"He's one of our, [and] even in the league, one of the better defensive centers," Warsofsky said about the loss of Wennberg. "[He's a] smart individual so we need to guys step up tonight."

Warsofsky doesn't expect this to linger and rules the Swede as day-to-day.

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