Askarov Injury Update: ‘Nothing serious’

Yaroslav Askarov is not seriously hurt.

That’s what a couple sources told San Jose Hockey Now about Askarov, who left Wednesday’s San Jose Barracuda-Ontario Reign game in the first period with a lower-body injury.

SJHN has been told that the top San Jose Sharks prospect has a day-to-day injury.

“Nothing serious,” a source confirmed.

That’s a sigh of relief for a San Jose Sharks organization that views Askarov as their future in goal and is also hoping that the AHL All-Star can lead the Barracuda to a long run in the Calder Cup playoffs.

The Sharks paid a hefty price for the 2020 No. 11 pick this past summer, sending top prospect David Edstrom and the Vegas Golden Knights’ 2025 first-rounder, both acquired in the Tomas Hertl trade, along with prospect Magnus Chrona, to the Nashville Predators for Askarov, prospect Nolan Burke, and a 2025 third-rounder.

Considered, arguably, the top goaltending prospect in the world, Askarov has registered a 10-7-1-3 record with a .922 Save % with the Barracuda.

With the San Jose Sharks, Askarov has a 4-6-2 mark with an .896 Save %.