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Sharks center to miss game vs. Minnesota Wild with illness
The San Jose Sharks will be without center William Eklund on Sunday when they play the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Eklund was ill on Sunday, a Sharks team spokesman said.
With Eklund unavailable, Kevin Labanc is expected to draw back into the lineup after he was a healthy scratch for Saturday’s game against the Dallas Stars. The Sharks lost 3-2 to the Stars in a shootout.
Luke Kunin moved into Eklund’s role as the Sharks’ second-line center.
Eklund had goals in each of the last two Sharks’ games and has 10 goals and 27 points in 58 games this season.
With his goal in the first period of Saturday’s game, Eklund became the fourth Sharks player with at least 10 goals this season, joining Tomas Hertl and Fabian Zetterlund with 15 each, and Anthony Duclair with 13.
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