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San Jose Sharks winger William Eklund will return to the lineup against the New Jersey Devils.
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The forward has 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) in 36 games this season. Defenseman Jake Walman will miss his sixth straight game with a lower-body injury and has been shifted to injured reserve to open up a spot on the active roster for Eklund.
Askarov starts. Walman to IR to activate Eklund, who will play.
Sturm is out
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Eklund will join Mikael Granlund and Fabian Zetterlund on a line to this afternoon's matchup. Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky is looking for some chemistry throughout his lineup, and the 'Lund' line has shown that.
"Grandpa Granlund takes them under his wing. He's helping these two young players who are still trying to figure out how to play consistently in this league. Granlund does a great job of helping them individually," Warsofsky said. "But they've also had some chemistry this year. I've said it for the last few games here … we've got to get some lines going here chemistry-wise."
Center Nico Sturm will miss today's game with a lower-body injury. Sturm did not participate in practice on Friday.
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