"Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic will start his third straight game, and defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin will play for the first time in 10 days as the San Jose Sharks face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. Nedeljkovic started for the Sharks against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday when Yaroslav Askarov came down with an illness and was unable to play. Nedeljkovic stopped 26 of 29 shots as the Sharks lost 4-1."
"Mukhamadullin hasn't played since Dec. 1 when the Sharks beat the Utah Mammoth 6-3. He was close to playing on Tuesday, with Timothy Liljegren dealing with a lower-body injury, but was scratched again as Liljegren played and had 18:30 of ice time. Mukhamadullin, who was paired with Mario Ferraro in Wednesday's practice, has a goal and four assists in 14 games this season, and has averaged 16:29 in ice time in primarily a second or third defense pair role."
Alex Nedeljkovic will start his third straight game for the San Jose Sharks at Scotiabank Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Yaroslav Askarov was ill and unavailable Tuesday but flew from Philadelphia to Toronto and will back up Nedeljkovic, with the possibility of starting Sunday in Pittsburgh. Nedeljkovic is 4-6-2 with a .899 save percentage and stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 4-1 loss to Philadelphia. Shakir Mukhamadullin returns after not playing since Dec. 1 and practiced paired with Mario Ferraro. Mukhamadullin has one goal and four assists in 14 games and averages 16:29 of ice time. Henry Thrun will make his Maple Leafs debut after being traded from San Jose; he played in the AHL after clearing waivers and recorded nine points in 19 games.
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