Yaroslav Askarov Fantasy Stats

San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues. The 23-year-old was making his return from a lower-body injury but had to leave the game midway through the second period. Askarov was involved in a collission in the crease and appeared to have hurt his neck. He stopped all 11 SOG he faced. Askarov's replacement, Alex Nedeljkovic, allowed two goals on 12 SOG. If Askarov is forced to miss time again, the Sharks will likely bring back Laurent Brossoit from the minors to serve as Nedeljkovic's backup.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (lower body) will remain sidelined on Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres. He continues to deal with a lower-body injury, missing a fifth consecutive game. The 23-year-old has posted a 19-17-3 record in 40 starts this season, allowing 3.57 goals with a .886 save percentage. Eight of his 19 wins came in November. Due to Askarov's absence, Alex Nedeljkovic is poised to make another start on Thursday night. After winning back-to-back games, Nedeljkovic had a tough night on Tuesday against Edmonton, losing 5-3. He faces another difficult matchup on Thursday against a Sabres team that has just posted a new franchise record with an 11-game road point streak, winning 10 times during that stretch.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced en route to defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday evening. The Penguins had a slight edge in this shot total, but Askarov was able to lead the way. His lone blemish came in the final frame when Sidney Crosby found the back of the net on a backhand shot. This was a nice bounce-back showing for Askarov as he posted a 0-3 record over his previous four outings while holding a poor .852% SV with a 4.51 GAA. Before this stretch, Askarov posted a 3-2-1 record with a solid .921% SV and a 2.36 GAA. The young netminder will look to build off this outing as he will likely face the Seattle Kraken on Thursday evening. The 22-year-old remains an option for deeper formats, given his inconsistent play.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov will make his team debut in Thursday's battle against St. Louis. The 22-year-old is getting a look by the team after going 6-3-0 in the AHL, allowing 1.92 goals with a .939 save percentage. Askarov has previously worked in three NHL games with the Nashville Predators, posting a 1-1-0 record with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. St. Louis averages only 2.45 goals per game, which is the fourth-lowest mark in the league, making this a good matchup for Askarov.