Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Delivers helper in loss
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Wennberg provided an assist in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Predators.
Wennberg has two helpers over five contests since he returned from a one-game absence due to an illness. The 30-year-old center moved to the wing for the Sharks' back-to-back in Boston and Nashville. One of Wennberg or Mikael Granlund has often been shifted to the wing at times to stay in the top six. For the season, Wennberg has done pretty well with 22 points, 58 shots on net, 48 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 49 appearances.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Slated to travel with team
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Wennberg (illness) is expected to be available for Tuesday's road matchup against the Red Wings, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Wennberg missed Saturday's game against the Wild due to an illness, but he's set to travel with the Sharks ahead of their upcoming five-game road trip, and head coach Ryan Warsofsky said that he expects the 30-year-old to play in Detroit. Over four appearances in January, Wennberg has recorded two assists, two blocked shots, a hit and a minus-2 rating while averaging 17:45 of ice time.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Out Saturday
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Wennberg (illness) won't play Saturday against the Wild, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
The Sharks will be missing some depth forwards in Saturday's matchup due to the absences of Wennberg, Nikolai Kovalenko (upper body) and Klim Kostin (lower body). Wennberg has eight goals and 20 points through 44 games this season.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Earns helper with man advantage
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Wennberg notched a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Wennberg has four helpers over his last eight games, and two of them have come on the power play. The 30-year-old center helped out on a William Eklund tally in the second period of this contest. Wennberg is in the middle six at even strength but also routinely sees power-play time. For the season, he has 20 points (eight on the power play), 52 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating over 43 appearances. He's short of a 40-point pace, but a strong second half could get him there for the first time since 2016-17.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Hands out power-play assist
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Wennberg notched a power-play assist and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Flames.
Wennberg set up Macklin Celebrini for the Sharks' lone goal in the second period. The 30-year-old Wennberg has had a couple of bursts of offense this season, but he's been limited to four points over 12 outings in December. He's at 18 points (seven on the power play), 51 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating through 39 contests overall.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Tallies in loss
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Wennberg scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Utah.
Wennberg has two goals over six games in December. He continues to find twine at an impressive rate this year -- he's at eight goals through 33 contests, shooting 18.2 percent. Last year, he scored just 10 times over 79 regular-season outings between the Kraken and the Rangers. Wennberg has added eight assists, 44 shots on net, 35 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating in 2024-25, production that makes him a viable option in deeper fantasy formats since he's also seeing power-play time.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Prevents shutout Thursday
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Wennberg scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 8-1 loss to the Lightning.
Wennberg was one of four Sharks to avoid finishing the game with a negative plus-minus rating. His tally 14 seconds into the third period broke up Andrei Vasilevskiy's shutout bid, though it was far too late to change the result. Wennberg has four goals and four assists over his last 10 outings, a remarkable run of offense for a middle-six center on a weak team. He's up to seven goals, 15 points, 37 shots on net, 30 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 29 appearances.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Adds insurance with power-play goal
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Wennberg scored a power-play goal in Monday's 7-2 win over the Kings.
Wennberg has three goals and three assists over his last five games, and three of the six points in that span have come on the power play. The 30-year-old center played a season-high 22:28 in this contest, picking up a lot of the slack created by the absence of Mikael Granlund (upper body). Wennberg can add depth offense but is more of a two-way center. He's at 13 points (six on the power play), 30 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating across 24 appearances, and he'll likely be in the top six as long as Granlund is out.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Deals helper in loss
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Wennberg provided an assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.
Wennberg has two goals and three assists over his last four contests. The center has been flanked by Luke Kunin and Tyler Toffoli recently, and that's a line combination that can play a valuable two-way game. Wennberg is up to five goals, seven helpers, 29 shots on net, 18 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 23 appearances. He'll likely stay on the third line as long as Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini stay healthy.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Two markers in loss
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Wennberg scored twice, once on the power play, in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Blues.
Wennberg scored on the power play in the opening frame before tying the score at 2-2 with just nine seconds left in the third period to send the game to overtime. The Swedish forward could be turning the corner on offense -- he's registered multi-point outings in two of his last three games. Wennberg has compiled five goals, six assists, four PIM, 29 shots, 18 blocks, 13 hits and seven takeaways through 22 contests.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Two helpers in overtime win
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Wennberg registered two assists, including one on the power play, in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Red Wings.
Wennberg snapped a five-game point drought when he set up William Eklund's first goal of the contest, and he added another helper on a Tyler Toffoli goal. Through the first 20 games, Wennberg has been extremely streaky in a middle-six role -- he's had two extended droughts sandwiched around a stretch of seven points in seven games. The playmaking center has three goals, six helpers, 27 shots on net, 15 blocked shots, 12 hits and a minus-2 rating.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Wins it in overtime
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Wennberg scored the game-winning goal and added two PIM in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Wennberg scored for the third time in five games, tallying at 3:11 of overtime to steal the win for the Sharks in a game where they were outshot 50-27. The 30-year-old center remained on the second line Tuesday despite the return of Macklin Celebrini from a lower-body injury. Wennberg is up to three goals, seven points, 21 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over 14 appearances.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Stays warm with goal
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Wennberg scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Wennberg has two goals and four assists over his last five contests. The 30-year-old center has warmed up, and it's helped the Sharks be more successful as a team. In addition to his six points, he has 17 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating through 12 appearances. Three of his points have come on the power play.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Generates assist in win
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Wennberg notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.
Wennberg's resurgence on offense has seen him pick up five points over his last four games. That's all of his scoring this season, and the center has added 16 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, eight hits and a minus-3 rating through 11 appearances. Wennberg looks set to hold down the second-line center spot until Macklin Celebrini (lower body) is able to return, at which point Wennberg would likely move to the third line.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Seals comeback win
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Wennberg scored a power-play goal on six shots, added an assist and went plus-4 in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over Utah.
Wennberg helped out on Tyler Toffoli's game-tying goal before scoring the game-winner himself at 1:26 of overtime. The standout number here is six shots -- that matches Wennberg's career high for shots in a game, a mark he last achieved Oct. 14, 2014 in his rookie campaign. The playmaking center has four points, 15 shots on net, 10 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 10 outings this season, with all of his points coming over the last three contests.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Gets on scoresheet with two helpers
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Wennberg logged a pair of power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Kings.
These were Wennberg's first points in eight appearances to begin his Sharks career. The 30-year-old center was signed to a two-year, $10 million contract in free agency, but as a playmaker, he was always likely to struggle with unproven teammates all around him. Wennberg has added nine shots on net, seven blocked shots, five hits and a minus-7 rating. He has more value on the ice than in fantasy as a pass-first, defensive center.
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Sharks' Alexander Wennberg: Inks $10 million deal
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Wennberg agreed to terms on a two-year, $10 million contract with the Sharks on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Wennberg barely made the 30-point threshold this past season, needing 79 regular-season games split between the Kraken and Rangers to do it. The 29-year-old center looks poised to slot into a third-line role but could also be shifted to wing if the Sharks want to keep youngster Will Smith in his natural position.
Rangers' Alexander Wennberg: Nets game-winning goal
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Wennberg scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers in Game 3.
Wennberg tallied 5:35 into the extra session to fend off the Panthers. This was the Rangers' second overtime win in a row, giving them a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Playing in a third-line role, Wennberg hasn't generated much on offense with two points through 13 playoff games, but he's added 17 blocked shots and 11 shots on net as a defensively responsible center.
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Rangers' Alexander Wennberg: Chipping in offense
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Wennberg produced a secondary assist in Tuesday's 4-3 double-overtime win over Carolina in Game 2.
Wennberg helped out on Alexis Lafreniere's goal in the first period. It was the first point in six playoff contests this year for the 29-year-old Wennberg, who is relied upon for depth, not primary scoring. He's been serving as the Rangers' third-line center between Will Cuylle and Kaapo Kakko.
