EDMONTON, Alberta — Joonas Donskoi played arguably his best game in two months on Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Finnish forward, it came just a little too late.
With Melker Karlsson set to return from injury against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, the Sharks forward group will be fully healthy for the first time since March 16 and just the second game since Gus Nyquist joined the team in a deal at the trade deadline on Feb. 26. Last time around, Donskoi ended up getting bumped from the lineup, and after he received eight games to prove himself during Karlsson and Joe Pavelski’s absences, he’s landed in the exact same spot with just two games left on the schedule.