Gameday Thread: Sharks vs. Oilers

The Sharks conclude their miniature season-opening road trip by taking on the Oilers in Edmonton tonight at 7PM. San Jose appears to be going with the same lineup that defeated Calgary 4-1 on Sunday while Ben Eager will be replaced in the Oilers' lineup with Magnus Paajarvi after getting his face busted open by Zack Kassian. Here's some pre-game reading to get you caught up before puckdrop:

Sharks vs. Oilers: So is Edmonton good now? | Fear The Fin

Sharks Gameday: The Player Of Games | Battle of California

Sharks prepare for young, speedy Oilers | CSN Bay Area

Some insights about (and from) Gomez, how McLellan views Oilers | Working the Corners

San Jose Sharks may wait another day on Scott Gomez | Mercury News

San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers Game Two Preview | The Copper & Blue

San Jose @ Edmonton: 2011-12 Line Matching | mc79hockey

If Oilers hope to contain Sharks, Taylor Hall and friends need to stay out of the sin bin | The Cult of Hockey

Prediction: Sharks 3, Oilers 2 on goals from Joe Pavelski, Tommy Wingels and Justin Braun. And there's no way in hell Nail Yakupov doesn't score his first NHL goal tonight. Go Sharks.