What It Means:

Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer downplayed the illness, noting that Couture "played through it last game" and that the team didn't want to "expose him to the rest of the group." San Jose will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and then play at home again on Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche.

Couture has scored 14 goals and 27 points in 44 games this season while recording a 50.6 Corsi For Percentage and -0.6 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength.