San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro is recovering from surgery to repair a fractured lower left fibula.
Ferraro, 23, sustained the injury in the second period of Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins and underwent the procedure Sunday at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose.
The expected recovery time is 6-8 weeks.
“It’s a tough injury,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner told the Mercury News. “With only two months to go in the season, an injury like that, time’s not on his side. So it’s a devastating blow for us. We just try to put the pieces back together.”
Ferraro was chasing a puck deep in the San Jose zone when he was hit by Boston forward Taylor Hall. Ferraro went feet-first into the end boards and had to be helped off the ice by a trainer. Hall was penalized for interference.
Ferraro has two goals and nine assists in 48 games this season. He ranks second on the team in average time on ice with 23:33 per game.
He has 39 points (five goals, 34 assists) in 165 games since San Jose drafted him in the second round in 2017.
–Field Level Media