SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: San Jose Sharks’ Nikolai Knyzhov (71) waits for a face-off against the St. Louis Blues in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
The San Jose Sharks have recalled defensemen Nikolai Knyzhov and Nick Cicek from the Barracuda for their three-game road trip, which begins Monday against the Winnipeg Jets.
The Sharks finished Saturday’s game against the Washington Capitals with just five defensemen after Radim Simek left with an undisclosed injury after two periods. In what was just his third game back