SJHN Daily: Gushchin Plays 5 Games in 6 Nights

Danil Guhchin has just completed played five games in six days.

Spanning from Mar. 31 through Apr. 5, Guschin would play three games for the San Jose Barracuda and two games with the San Jose Sharks, including his NHL debut.

His NHL debut came against the Arizona Coyotes on Apr. 1. In 16:34 TOI, the 22-year-old scored his first career goal with a terrific short-side shot.

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In the five total games played, Gushchin had three goals in the AHL and one goal and one assist in the NHL.

5 games.
6 days.
2 leagues (AHL, NHL).
1 assist.
3 goals.
Just a casual week for Danil Gushchin! pic.twitter.com/LKdgZqpo9D

— San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) April 6, 2023

On the seventh day, Gushchin will finally get a break, as the San Jose Sharks recalled Adam Raska to play against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

AT SAN JOSE HOCKEY NOW…

A come-from-behind overtime loss to the reigning champions shows the San Jose Sharks aren’t willing to tank.

Danil Gushchin made a strong push to stay in the NHL.

Alexander Barabanov‘s season is likely over due to an upper-body injury.

Per a SJHN source, the Sharks are in the process of signing goalie prospect Magnus Chrona.

OTHER SHARKS NEWS…

HOF’er Brian Leetch was in San Jose this week:

Quinn says Brian Leetch was here this past weekend coaching in the U18 USA Nationals at Sharks Ice.

Says Leetch brought his team down to Sharks room during VGK warmups, was chatting it up with Karlsson. Cool moment, EK65 chasing 100 points, last achieved by Leetch 31 yrs ago

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 5, 2023

Long-time Chicago native and San Jose Sharks fan Linda Riley got a special weekend in San Jose.

11 games in CHI + 3 in DET + 1 in STL = 15 Sharks away games 😱

Chicago native and #SJSharks fan, Linda Riley joined us for a weekend in San Jose after supporting the boys on the road for 15 games! pic.twitter.com/3rWRlJ6VAu

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) April 6, 2023

Adam Raska is up in the NHL and will play tonight.

Raska will play, Lindblom still out (though practicing). No other changes, Hertl will be in, Kahkonen starts

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 6, 2023

Corey Masisak has begun to rank the San Jose Sharks’ top prospects, beginning with Nos. 20-15.

New Video Breakdown:

I don't blame you if you seldom watch the San Jose Sharks.

However, the team is a source of quality "teaching clips" for coaches looking to implement a new-school transition defense.https://t.co/fpqgNVexxq

— Jack Han (@JhanHky) April 4, 2023

AROUND THE NHL…

The Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff spot on Tuesday with a 4-3 OT win over San Jose.

Sharing this one more time.

Hopefully it helps people pick up on little things within a game. When Rantanen makes corralling a puck ringing around the boards on his backhand look effortless, just know that it wasn't. He worked to get good at it.https://t.co/sN4rAvYCUj

— Evan Rawal (@evanrawal) April 5, 2023

With the playoffs looming, the Florida Panthers continue to get help from the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins.

Carter Hart is expected to return to the lineup for the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

Detroit Red Wings goalie Ville Husso posted his fourth shutout this season.

The Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 in the biggest game of their season.

Marc-Andre Fleury has a chance to hurt the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff hopes tonight.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Alex Killorn was fined $5,000 for a slash against the New York Rangers on Wednesday.

Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov is close to returning.

Toronto Maple Leafs trade acquisition Ryan O’Reilly is returning to the lineup tonight for the first time since Mar. 4.

Larry Kwong's NHL career lasted one minute but many say he left a legacy worthy of Hockey Hall of Fame induction this year @NYRangers @BlackGirlHockey @HockeyHallFame @RedDragons13 @FriedgeHNIC @DavidAmber @SiriusXMNHL @SiriusXMNHL https://t.co/w0HR9ErD2d

— TheColorOfHockey (@ColorOfHockey) April 3, 2023