The San Jose Sharks could be getting some reinforcements back for a key three-game road trip as some injured players returned to practice on Monday.
Forward Igor Chernyshov and goalie Yaroslav Askarov both returned to Sharks practice for the first time since they went down with injuries. Chernyshov suffered a suspected concussion, scarily, against the Montreal Canadiens. The winger was sent to a local hospital but returned before the conclusion of the game to travel with the team to Ottawa.
Chernyshov skated on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith at Monday’s practice. That’s where the forward was supposed to skate against the Canadiens. The San Jose Sharks are in desperate need of a scoring punch, and Chernyshov could help that.
#SJSharks lines at practice, Warsofsky had said Toffoli might not make the road trip:
Chernyshov-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Graf
Sherwood-Misa-Regenda
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette
Mukhamadullin-Ferraro
Leddy-Desharnais
Orlov-Klingberg
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 23, 2026
Askarov suffered a fluky lower-body injury while warming up for a morning skate against the Boston Bruins. The San Jose Sharks were forced to sign an EBUG for the second time this season.
Per Sheng Peng, Askarov believes that he will play at least once during the Sharks’ upcoming road trip. Monday marked the first time since he suffered the injury that he skated with the team.
Sharks defenseman Vincent Desharnais also returned to practice after missing Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Desharnais has had a nagging upper-body injury that finally caught up to him. The big d-man skated, and according to Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky, both he and Chernyshov are options to play against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
Chernyshov and Desharnais are possible tomorrow, per Warsofsky
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 23, 2026