The San Jose Sharks will be without captain Joe Pavelski for an unknown amount of time while he recovers from a lower-body injury.
Head coach Peter DeBoer announced the injury after the Sharks’ 7-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, saying Pavelski would be out “a little longer than day to day,” according to Kevin Kurz of The Athletic.
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It’s unclear when Pavelski suffered the injury but he didn’t play in Monday’s game.
The 34-year-old is having another strong offensive season, and had yet to miss a game before Monday. In 72 games, he has 37 goals and 63 assists, putting him one goal away from tying his career-high set in 2013-14.
Pavelski is also currently set to become an unrestricted free agent in July. The Sharks have nine games left in the regular season and will officially clinch a playoff spot if they earn with one more point in the standings.
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