Chris Tierney takes line rushes Monday morning as the Sharks’ top line center with Joe Pavelski and Evander Kane on the wings
Forward Joonas Donskoi has a lower body injury and will miss Game 3 on Monday when the Sharks look to take a two-games-to-one lead in their second round playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said he does not consider Donskoi’s injury to be serious. Donskoi, who played limited minutes in the first two games, has had injury troubles this season, most recently an upper body malady in March when he missed eight games. In six playoff games, Donskoi, used mainly as a top line winger, has a goal and two assists.
With Donskoi out and Joe Thornton still not able to return, Chris Tierney took line rushes Monday morning as the Sharks’ top line center with Joe Pavelski and Evander Kane on the wings. Kane returns to the lineup after serving his one-game suspension Saturday, a 4-3 Sharks win in double overtime on Logan Couture’s power play goal that leveled the series at one game apiece.
“I’ve played with those guys in spurts before, so I kind of know what we’re getting into here,” Tierney said. “They’re easy players to play with. They’re top line guys for a reason. They usually make players around them better, so, I just want to bring my top game tonight and be able to help the team win and hopefully our line can generate something tonight.”
With Tierney up on the top line, Barclay Goodrow will serve as the Sharks’ third line center with wingers Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc. The Sharks’ fourth line remains intact with Eric Fehr centering a line with Marcus Sorensen and Melker Karlsson. The second line features, as usual, Couture at center with wingers Tomas Hertl and Mikkel Boedker.
“That’s how we’ll start tonight, and we’ll see how it goes,” DeBoer said.
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DeBoer said he liked how Tierney played in the latter stages of Game 2, particularly the first overtime, when he was moved to the top line with Pavelski and Meier. Tierney finished the game with five shots on goal, two takeaways and won eight of 15 draws.
Forward Joonas Donskoi has a lower body injury and will miss Game 3 on Monday when the Sharks look to take a two-games-to-one lead in their second round playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said he does not consider Donskoi’s injury to be serious. Donskoi, who played limited minutes in the first two games, has had injury troubles this season, most recently an upper body malady in March when he missed eight games. In six playoff games, Donskoi, used mainly as a top line winger, has a goal and two assists.
With Donskoi out and Joe Thornton still not able to return, Chris Tierney took line rushes Monday morning as the Sharks’ top line center with Joe Pavelski and Evander Kane on the wings. Kane returns to the lineup after serving his one-game suspension Saturday, a 4-3 Sharks win in double overtime on Logan Couture’s power play goal that leveled the series at one game apiece.
“I’ve played with those guys in spurts before, so I kind of know what we’re getting into here,” Tierney said. “They’re easy players to play with. They’re top line guys for a reason. They usually make players around them better, so, I just want to bring my top game tonight and be able to help the team win and hopefully our line can generate something tonight.”
With Tierney up on the top line, Barclay Goodrow will serve as the Sharks’ third line center with wingers Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc. The Sharks’ fourth line remains intact with Eric Fehr centering a line with Marcus Sorensen and Melker Karlsson. The second line features, as usual, Couture at center with wingers Tomas Hertl and Mikkel Boedker.
“That’s how we’ll start tonight, and we’ll see how it goes,” DeBoer said.
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DeBoer said he liked how Tierney played in the latter stages of Game 2, particularly the first overtime, when he was moved to the top line with Pavelski and Meier. Tierney finished the game with five shots on goal, two takeaways and won eight of 15 draws.
