EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. SAN JOSE GP RECORD HOME (67) AWAY (66) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. SAN JOSE 133 60-53-12-8 33-24-7-3 27-29-5-5 403 405
OILERS vs. SAN JOSE – 2022-23 2 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 12 5
QUICK FACTS
Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third of four games against the Sharks this season and the second of two games in San Jose. The next time these teams will meet is April 13th in Edmonton.
The last time these teams met was on March 20th in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 5-4 in overtime.
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 35 career points against the Sharks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has played in a team high 37 career games against San Jose.
PPG’s
On Apr. 4, the Oilers became the first team on record to have four players each score 15 power-play goals in a season (Leon Draisaitl: 31, Connor McDavid: 21, Zach Hyman: 15 & Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: 15). The Oilers have recorded 25 games this season with 2+ PPGs, leading the NHL.
101 POINTS
With a win on Apr. 4, the Oilers record back-to-back 100+ point seasons for the first time since 1985-86 and 1986-87.
EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 15-4-1 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 87-61, while earning at least a point in 16 of the 20 games.
FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 30 times this season, posting a record of 28-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 124. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 87 goals.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. SAN JOSE
Record: 7-3-0
GF: 40 GA: 29
2022-23 3/20/23 @ EDM 5-4 W (OT)
2022-23 1/13/23 @ SJS 7-1 W
2021-22 4/28/22 @ EDM 5-4 W (OT)
2021-22 4/5/22 @ SJS 2-1 W (OT)
2021-22 3/24/22 @ EDM 5-2 W
2021-22 2/14/22 @ SJS 3-0 W
2019-20 2/6/20 @ EDM 6-3 L
2019-20 11/19/19 @ SJS 5-2 W
2019-20 11/12/19 @ SJS 3-6 L
2018-19 4/4/19 @ EDM 2-3 L
SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME:
Game 78 – 4/6 – SJS 2 vs. COL 6…The Sharks dropped a 6-2 decision to Colorado after allowing four goals in the second period. Erik
Karlsson (1g, 1a) recorded his 97th and 98th points this season and is now in sole possession of the second-highest scoring season in
franchise history. Steven Lorentz (1g, 0a) set a new career high in goals with his ninth of the year. Jacob MacDonald (0g, 1a) logged
an assist to extend his point streak to a career long three games.
SJ Goals: Karlsson (23), Lorentz (9)
SF: 23
SA: 31
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 1/1
W: Georgiev
L: Kahkonen
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/6 Recalled F Adam Raska from the San Jose Barracuda
4/5 Reassigned F Danil Gushchin to the San Jose Barracuda
4/4 Recalled F Danil Gushchin from the San Jose Barracuda
4/3 Reassigned F Kyle Criscuolo and F Danil Gushchin to the San Jose Barracuda
4/1 Recalled F Kyle Criscuolo and F Danil Gushchin from the San Jose Barracuda
TODAY’S OPPONENT – EDMONTON OILERS
Today, San Jose welcome the Edmonton Oilers for a matinee matchup in what is the Sharks final home game of the season. Following today’s contest, the Sharks will depart on a three-game western Canadian road swing, including a stop in Edmonton for their final game of the regular season on April 13. Edmonton will be traveling to Colorado for the final stop on their road trip before hosting San Jose in the aforementioned game on April 13. The Sharks and Oilers played to a thrilling conclusion in their most recent meeting, a 5-4 Edmonton overtime win on March 10, with James Reimer making 47 saves and Erik Karlsson recording two goals. Five different players recorded multiple points for the Oilers including Mattias Ekholm, who scored twice.
