The Buffalo Sabres continue a busy stretch of four games in six days when they return to KeyBank Center to host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The Sabres are coming off a home-and-home set against the Montreal Canadiens,

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NHL: San Jose Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek being held out of Tuesday’s game vs. Buffalo Sabres for trade-related reasons

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Wennberg is still looking for his 100th NHL goal – he’s been stuck at 99 since Dec. 14 – but the five points he’s collected in the last three games represents his most productive stretch with the Sharks since signing with the team as a free agent in July.

The San Jose Sharks are expected to be sellers as the trade deadline approaches, and it seems goalie Vitek Vanecek will be the next shoe to drop. According to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, the Sharks are starting Alexandar Georgiev against the Buffalo Sabres,

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Vitek Vanecek, who was scheduled to start Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, will instead remain on the bench for trade-related reasons, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.