SAN JOSE — Will Sharks captain Joe Pavelski return to the ice for tonight’s win-or-go-home Game 7 NHL playoff game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Shark Tank?
One authority thinks there’s a good chance.
“I’m 75 percent sure he will play,” his wife, Sarah Pavelski, said Wednesday morning. “He’s hoping to, but wants to see the doctors one more time this morning to be sure.
“Joe is feeling good.”
Pavelski’s return could provide a huge emotional boost in the Sharks’ quest for a first Stanley Cup after his brutal concussion two weeks ago sparked an unthinkable comeback in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series victory over the Vegas Knights.