Jacob Middleton is considered week-to-week with a lower body injury, but Sharks interim coach Bob Boughner said Monday he is hoping the defenseman has not been lost for the season.
“There’s no promises there because it’s week-to-week,” Boughner said. “I’d like to think he’d probably be back before the end of the season, yes.”
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Middleton, 24, was injured in the third period of Saturday’s game with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Middleton and Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist were in the front of the Sharks’ net when Hornqvist shoved Middleton in the upper chest. Middleton fell back while he skates remained on the ice, bending his leg in an awkward manner.