Sharks Back at Practice: Wennberg, Sturm Should Be Ready for Next Game

The San Jose Sharks are getting healthier.

The Sharks returned to practice on Tuesday, after a nine-day 4 Nations Face-Off layoff.

Wennberg, out since Jan. 27 with an upper-body injury, and Sturm, out since Jan. 21 with a right foot injury, have practiced in full on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

The San Jose Sharks are taking Thursday off.

Wennberg believes he’ll be ready for the Sharks’ first game after the break on Feb. 23 at the Calgary Flames, while head coach Ryan Warsofsky said that Sturm will be ready to go then too.

Lines were basically identical on both practice days, except for Carl Grundstrom going ahead of Klim Kostin in initial line rushes on Wednesday.

These are Tuesday’s lines:

Keep in mind #SJSharks don't play until Sunday, lines at practice:

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Wennberg-Smith
Graf-Sturm-Kunin
Kostin-Dellandrea-Goodrow
Duehr-Grundstrom

Walman-Thrun
Ferraro-Liljegren
Mukhamadullin-Thompson
Vlasic

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Getting centers Wennberg and Sturm back will help solidify the San Jose Sharks up the middle.

As for other injuries, winger Nikolai Kovalenko and defenseman Jan Rutta are still on the mend.

Kovalenko has been out since Jan. 30 with an upper-body injury, but he has been skating on his own. He might join the Sharks midway through their upcoming road trip.

San Jose is on the road for their longest trip of the season, a seven-game swing through Canada, eastern US, and finally, at the Colorado Avalanche on Mar. 6.

Rutta has been out since Jan. 23 with a lower-body injury, but he appears to be doubtful to join the trip.