Kostin has a lower-body injury and has not played since Jan. 10, when the Sharks faced the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City. Sturm, also out with a lower-body injury, was played on injured reserve on Wednesday, the same day the Sharks claimed forward Walker Duehr off of waivers from the Calgary Flames.

The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.

Regenda has played for Slovakia at the IIHF World Championship the past three years. He helped Slovakia earn a bronze medal at the 2022 Olympics.

General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has claimed forward Walker Duehr. Duehr, 27, has appeared in 16 games with the Calgary Flames this season, registering one assist. He appeared in a career-high 40 games with the Flames in 2023-24,