The Sharks are one point ahead of the third-place Los Angeles Kings and 12 behind the Vegas Golden Knights. The Oilers' three-game winning streak ended with a 1-0 loss at the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Edmonton is sixth in the Pacific Division, 18 points behind Los Angeles for third and the Dallas Stars for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Players to watch
Forward Evander Kane has six points (goal, five assists) in six games since he was traded to the Sharks by the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 26. Oilers center Leon Draisaitl has nine points (five goals, four assists) in his past 10 games.
They said it
"It's been a really easy transition for me, as easy as it can be. I think it's been great so far and I've really been enjoying my time here and it's fun to win. I'm just looking forward to doing a lot more of that." -- Sharks forward Evander Kane "We'll look for him to be a little more productive over the next little bit and if he isn't, then we'll make adjustments." -- Oilers coach Todd McLellan on forward Pontus Aberg playing with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Karlsson will return after missing three games with a lower-body injury. … Klefbom returns after missing two games with a shoulder injury. He will have season-ending surgery but continue to play until a date is set.
Stat pack
Pavelski has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past six games … Donskoi has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past six games … McDavid has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past eight games.
