Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev will miss time with upper-body injuries, but there's a silver lining. One of their top prospects will make his NHL debut.

It was a weekend to forget for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who played some good hockey for most of their two games against the San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth,

San Jose Sharks’ Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev now on IR after exiting Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins

With that in mind, the Penguins recalled young goaltender Sergei Murashov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an emergency basis for Saturday's game. The goalie tandem for Saturday will be Arturs Silovs and Murashov, with Silovs starting.

The San Jose Sharks placed forwards Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev on injured reserve Monday. In corresponding moves, they recalled forwards Igor Chernyshov and Ethan Cardwell from the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda.

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks on Monday placed forwards Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev on injured reserve, meaning both players will be out for the team’s upcoming three-game homestand and possibly longer. Smith and Kurashev were both injured during Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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