Erik Karlsson was not at Sharks practice Thursday morning after missing Wednesday night’s season-opening loss.
“I can’t share anything and I don’t know,” Sharks coach Pete DeBoer told reporters when asked about Karlsson’s status for Friday night’s home opener, a return date with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Karlsson’s absence was announced just before warmups of the Vegas game, a 4-1 Golden Knights victory. The Sharks have only said Karlsson is tending to a personal matter.
Back at practice Thursday were Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc, both of whom left Wednesday night’s game at T-Mobile Arena with apparent injuries.