One Sharks forward returns, another is injured as homestand opens

SAN JOSE – Will Smith will be activated off of injured reserve but the San Jose Sharks will be without fellow forward Klim Kostin on Saturday when they play against the Utah Hockey Club to open a three-game homestand.

Coach Ryan Warsofsky said the Sharks could also be without forward Tyler Toffoli on Saturday. He has an illness and is a game-time decision.

Kostin left Thursday’s game with St. Louis late in the second period after he hit Blues forward Brayden Schenn and got into a skirmish with Dylan Holloway.