EDMONTON – Adam Henrique earned a pair of assists because the Edmonton Oilers have been capable of rally with out star ahead Leon Draisaitl to choose up an enormous 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor Murphy, Vasily Podkolzin, Max Jones and Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers (34-26-9) who’ve gained two straight to enhance to 5-2-1 in March and moved at the least quickly right into a tie with Anaheim atop the Pacific Division standings.
The Oilers have been with out the providers of Draisaitl, who’s fourth in league scoring, after it was introduced earlier within the day that he’s anticipated to overlook the rest of the common season with a lower-body damage.
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Dmitry Orlov, Pavol Regenda and Kiefer Sherwood replied for the Sharks (32-28-6) who’ve misplaced two in a row and 5 of their final seven.
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Connor Ingram recorded 27 saves to earn the win within the Edmonton internet, whereas Alex Nedeljkovic made 32 stops for San Jose.
TAKEAWAYS
Sharks: Teenage phenom Macklin Celebrini had his nine-game level streak halted and was held and not using a level for the primary time for the reason that Olympic break. He had 14 factors through the streak and stays 5 factors from turning into simply the sixth teenager in NHL historical past to ever register 100 factors.
Oilers: Main scorer amongst NHL defencemen Evan Bouchard picked up an help to provide him 26 factors and a plus-22 ranking in 18 profession video games in opposition to the Sharks. He has 32 factors in his final 21 video games total.
KEY MOMENT
The Oilers went up 5-3 with 11:48 to play within the third interval as Hyman picked up a rebound in entrance and lifted a backhand shot into the online from his knees for his twenty ninth objective in simply 50 video games this season.
KEY STAT
Edmonton now has 9 consecutive residence wins over the Sharks.
UP NEXT
Sharks: Host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
Oilers: Host the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed March 17, 2026.
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