Oilers at Sharks preview

OILERS (23-26-4) at SHARKS (28-18-8)
10 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, CITY, SN360, SN, NHL.TV

Dell is 13-4-3 with a 2.44 goals-against average and .919 save percentage.
The Sharks (64 points) have lost two straight games and are tied for third place in the Pacific Division with the Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames, one point behind the Los Angeles Kings.
Backup goaltender Al Montoya will start for Edmonton, which lost 3-2 at the Ducks on Friday and has lost the first two games on their three-game road trip.
The Oilers are in sixth place in the Pacific, 14 points behind the Sharks. Edmonton trails the Minnesota Wild by 14 points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.

Players to watch

Oilers center Connor McDavid has a five-game point streak (seven goals, four assists).
Sharks defenseman Brent Burns has 22 points (three goals, 19 assists) in his past 18 games.

They said it

"We've had chances to bear down and score and we haven't. Made stupid mistakes. We've got one more game on this road trip. Obviously it's more emphasis."-- Oilers defenseman Kris Russell
"They're kind of a desperate team right now, after losing last night. I think they're going to try to get some redemption. They're probably going to come out pretty hard. I think we just need to handle their speed and know when McDavid's on the ice." -- Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell

Oilers projected lineup

Pat Maroon -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Milan Lucic -- Leon Draisaitl -- Michael Cammalleri
Jujhar Khaira -- Ryan Strome -- Zack Kassian
Anton Slepyshev -- Mark Letestu -- Iiro Pakarinen
Darnell Nurse -- Brandon Davidson
Oscar Klefbom -- Kris Russell
Yohann Auvitu -- Matt Benning
Al Montoya
Cam Talbot
Scratched:Adam Larsson, Keegan Lowe
Injured:Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body), Andrej Sekera (face), Drake Caggiula (face)

Sharks projected lineup

Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Timo Meier -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Melker Karlsson
Barclay Goodrow -- Danny O'Regan -- Jannik Hansen
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Aaron Dell
Martin Jones
Scratched:None
Injured:Joe Thornton (knee), Joel Ward (shoulder)

Status report

Hansen will return to the lineup in place of Ward after being a healthy scratch the past seven games. ... Sekera and Caggiula each left the game Friday after being hit in the face with a puck and will not play. Cammalleri and Auvitu will replace them. ... The Oilers recalled Lowe from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Pavelski has 42 points (21 goals, 21 assists) in 46 career games against Edmonton.