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Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Sharks · WED · MAR 31 · 7:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · MAR 31 · 7:30 PM CT
Rogers Place
NBCSCA
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
VS
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
Upcoming
WED · MAR 31 · 7:30 PM CT
NBCSCA
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Oilers have had San Jose's number, 11 wins in the last 13.
Rogers Place
San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Oilers
GOALIES
Sharks
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Oilers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Oilers
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The Oilers have had San Jose's number, 11 wins in the last 13.

The man to watch is Evan Bouchard: 9 points in his last 4 against San Jose.

The numbers behind it
History
Edmonton has won 11 of their last 13 against San Jose. See the games →
11-2 last 13 vs SJS
Player
Evan Bouchard has 9 points in his last 4 games against San Jose. See the games →
(Edmonton)
9 pts, last 4 vs SJS
Player
Connor McDavid once put up 5 points in a game against San Jose. See the games →
(Edmonton)
5 pts, one game vs SJS