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Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks

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The Oilers beat the Sharks 3-2 despite losing Leon Draisaitl to an undisclosed injury

Jeff Skinner redirects it in for Oilers

Skinner scored just a few minutes after Draisaitl went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury. He never returned to the game. Coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game that he had no update on the severity of the injury.

Connor Brown and Viktor Arvidsson also scored to give the Oilers their third straight win. Calvin Pickard made 27 saves.

Edmonton kept pace with Los Angeles in the race for second place in the Pacific Division and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Oilers trail the Kings by two points headed into their game Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Jack Thompson and Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose. Georgi Romanov made 35 saves.

Takeaways Oilers: Edmonton is already without star Connor McDavid, who has been sidelined since getting hurt March 20 and can ill afford another key injury with the playoffs starting in a little more than two weeks. Draisaitl, who leads the NHL with 52 goals this season, missed four games last month with an undisclosed injury.

Sharks: San Jose is winless in its last four games and remains in last place in the NHL after losing the first of three meetings with the Oilers in the final two weeks of the season.

Key moment Pickard slid across his crease to make a key save against Collin Graf from point-blank range in the final minute to preserve the 3-2 lead.

Key stat Mario Ferraro had two assists and has points in three straight games for San Jose. It was his second multipoint game of the season with the other coming Jan. 23 against Nashville.

Up next The Oilers visit Los Angeles on Saturday night and the Sharks host Seattle.

Regular Season Series

EDM leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:22 Connor Brown Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (12), Jake Walman (32)
Goal 1st Period 8:10 Jack Thompson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (24), Mario Ferraro (11)
Goal 2nd Period 2:59 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (54), Evan Bouchard (48)
Goal 2nd Period 8:48 Tyler Toffoli Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Mario Ferraro (12), Macklin Celebrini (33)
Goal 2nd Period 14:57 Jeff Skinner Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Evan Bouchard (49), Mattias Janmark (16)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 15
17 Hits 15
7 Takeaways 3
38 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 27
57.1 Faceoff Win Percent 42.9
9 Giveaways 18
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexandar Georgiev, G Day-To-Day Apr 3
Jimmy Schuldt, D Out Apr 3
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 3
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 3
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Leon Draisaitl, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Mattias Ekholm, D Out Apr 2
Connor McDavid, C Out Apr 2
Stuart Skinner, G Out Apr 2
John Klingberg, D Out Apr 2

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 14,152 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 22 98 8
Los Angeles 43 23 95 9
Edmonton 44 26 93 5
Calgary 36 27 84 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 34 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 45 50 10
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