Dellandrea was injured on an open ice hit from Predators winger Cole Smith in the second period of Thursday’s game at SAP Center. A scrum ensued in front the Predators bench, as Dellandrea left the game and Smith, after a review, was assessed a match penalty.

Kostin has a lower-body injury and has not played since Jan. 10, when the Sharks faced the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City. Sturm, also out with a lower-body injury, was played on injured reserve on Wednesday, the same day the Sharks claimed forward Walker Duehr off of waivers from the Calgary Flames.

General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has claimed forward Walker Duehr. Duehr, 27, has appeared in 16 games with the Calgary Flames this season, registering one assist. He appeared in a career-high 40 games with the Flames in 2023-24,