SAN JOSE – Defenseman Jake Walman will be a scratch for the first time this season Tuesday when the San Jose Sharks face the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.
Walman is dealing with a minor upper-body injury incurred in the first period of Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. However, coach Ryan Warsofsky said sitting Walman, who leads all Sharks defensemen with nine points and is second among all skaters in average time on ice (22:42), was his decision.