Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic was spotted on the ice on Saturday for the first time since suffering an apparent right knee injury more than two weeks ago. The Sharks are in Nashville, where they will play the Predators later Saturday night.
The club’s most stalwart blueliner has missed the last eight games since getting tangled up with Arizona’s Shane Doan on March 17. In 67 games this season, Vlasic has 39 points (8g, 31a) and a plus-15 rating.
The Sharks have posted a 4-4-0 record since the 29-year-old came out of the lineup last month. In those eight games, San Jose has outshot its opponent in seven of them, has gone 8-for-32 on the power play (25.