Fabian Zetterlund up in the air, Jake Walman grounded as San Jose Sharks get ready to fly to Utah

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks will be without at least one key player and possibly more Friday when they face the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City.

Forward Nikolai Kovalenko did not travel with the team on Thursday afternoon and will miss Friday’s game with an upper-body injury, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said.

Kovalenko, considered day-to-day, was credited with three hits in 11:43 of ice time during Tuesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights but did not practice Wednesday or Thursday.