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DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 24: Tomas Hertl #48 of the San Jose Sharks awaits a face off against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on February 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Getting your player ready...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl will miss his second straight game in the Stanley Cup Final with a lower-body injury.
Coach Peter DeBoer said Hertl will not be ready to play Game 4 on Monday night and remains day to day. Hertl got hurt late in Game 2 in Pittsburgh and missed the following game in San Jose.
The Sharks overcame his absence with a 3-2 overtime win that cut Pittsburgh’s series lead to 2-1. Melker Karlsson took Hertl’s place on the top line with Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski and Dainius Zubrus returned to the lineup as a fourth-line forward.
Hertl has six goals and five assists in 20 playoff games this season.
