The San Jose Sharks will be without William Eklund for the second straight game, head coach Ryan Warsofsky said on Tuesday.

Eklund missed his first game of the season on Sunday due to a lower-body injury. The Sharks are hopeful that he won’t be out long-term and remain so on Tuesday.

“I think he’s trending in the right direction,” Warsofsky said after practice on Tuesday. “I’d say he’s day-to-day.”

The Sharks’ head coach did not tell reporters if Eklund was a candidate to be placed on injured reserve.

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San Jose Sharks forward Ty Dellandrea also missed practice on Tuesday, but was around the team in the locker room. Warsofsky confirmed that Dellandrea would travel with the Sharks to Seattle.

“Just dealing with a lower-body [injury]. He’s going to travel, but I’d say he’s questionable for tomorrow,” Warsofsky said.

Mario Ferraro also missed practice, but isn’t in any danger of missing Wednesday’s game, as the Sharks defenseman had a maintenance day.

Ferraro (maintenance) and Dellandrea (lower body) will travel. Eklund won’t travel #SJSharks— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) November 4, 2025

Vincent Iorio skated on the San Jose 4th-line at practice on Tuesday. The defenseman said he was just on spot duty and hasn’t been asked by the team to play forward. Iorio told SHD that he isn’t sure he has ever been asked to play forward at any point in his hockey career.

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Nick Leddy will travel to Seattle and could be activated on Wednesday. If he is taken off IR, the Sharks will be carrying nine defensemen on their active roster. Warsofsky isn’t worried about how the team will deploy their blue liners, especially after the Sharks dressed 11F-7D against the Detroit Red Wings.

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With the San Jose Sharks assigning Patrick Giles back to the AHL on Monday, an open spot was created on the 23-man roster.

Leddy is a candidate to take that spot, but it is more likely to go to forward Adam Gaudette. Gaudette suffered an upper-body injury against the Minnesota Wild and has missed the Sharks’ past four games.

“I gotta see how he felt today, but it’s been a good couple of days for him,” Warsofsky said of Gaudette. “Practiced with us today, so we’re hopeful for tomorrow.”

Gaudette skated on the San Jose Sharks’ second line with Alexander Wennberg and Philipp Kurashev. The Sharks’ free agent signing was also part of the second power-play unit, which is an indicator he’ll be in Wednesday’s lineup, although it doesn’t confirm it.

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Gaudette has three goals and one assist in nine games this season. He had found a home on the wing of Michael Misa and Collin Graf before the injury.

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