Barabanov cleared COVID-19 protocols Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

The forward missed three games after entering protocols Jan. 12. Barabanov should be in the lineup Thursday at Seattle as he continues his strong offensive season.

The Sharks placed Barabanov in COVID-19 protocols Wednesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barabanov will almost certainly miss San Jose's next two games and possibly more while he recovers from the virus. The forward, who has six goals and 14 assists in 32 games this season, should return to his regular role once healthy.

Barabanov scored a goal on two shots in a defeat to the Red Wings on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

In his last 10 outings, Barabanov has racked up three goals and six assists, including one power-play helper. Even with the Sharks struggling to put together wins, Barabanov should offer solid fantasy value moving forward given his offensive upside.

Barabanov produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 8-7 shootout win over Arizona.

EDGE Analysis

Barabanov opened the scoring just 2:46 into the game in an early sign of the open-ice hockey to come. He added a third-period helper on Logan Couture's goal, which was San Jose's seventh of the night. The Russian winger has thrived in a top-six role recently, producing four multi-point performances in his last 10 games.

Barabanov notched two assists, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Stars.

EDGE Analysis

Barabanov had the secondary assist on both of the Sharks' goals in the game. The 27-year-old winger has put up seven assists in his last seven games. The Russian has three goals, 12 helpers, 23 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 23 contests overall, which has earned him a place in the Sharks' top six.

Barabanov recorded two assists and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

In his last five games, Barabanov has produced five helpers. The pass-first winger is up to three goals, 10 assists, 20 shots on net, 15 blocks and a minus-3 rating through 21 appearances this year. He's picked up three of his 13 points on the power play.

Barabanov dished out two assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over New Jersey.

EDGE Analysis

Barabanov has a respectable 10 points in 17 games this season, but this was his first multi-point effort of the campaign and only the second of his brief NHL career. After notching only one point in 13 games for Toronto, the 27-year-old Russian has 17 in 26 games with San Jose.

Barabanov scored the game-winning goal and fired two shots on net in Monday's 2-1 overtime win over the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

Barabanov struck at 1:42 of the extra session on an assist from Tomas Hertl. The 27-year-old Barabanov had gone two games without a point entering Monday, but it's important to note the Sharks scored just one goal in that span. He's up to three tallies, eight points, eight shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 13 contests. He's matched his scoring output from 22 games last season.

Barabanov recorded an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Barabanov set up Tomas Hertl's tally at 9:25 of the third period. The 27-year-old Barabanov was also on the receiving end of a hard hit in the testy contest, but he was no worse for wear. The Russian winger is up to two goals, five helpers and seven blocked shots with a minus-2 rating in 10 appearances this year.

Barabanov scored a power-play goal, blocked three shots and added two hits in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

Prior to the Sharks' COVID-19 outbreak, Barabanov had struggled to get into the lineup. He's since logged two goals and three assists in the last seven games, and that's kept him in a second-line role even as the team got all of its players out of the virus protocols for Saturday's contest. The 27-year-old is at six points, three shots on net and a minus-3 rating through nine contests -- he's got an incredibly low shot volume that suggests regression is coming.