Jake Walman returns to San Jose for the first time since the San Jose Sharks traded him to the Edmonton Oilers. Ty Emberson is also back in San Jose for the first time since he was traded.
While Walman and Emberson will both be in the lineup tonight for the Oilers, there are a lot of key players missing. Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm and Stuart Skinner are all injured and will not play on the entire California road trip. Trent Frederic is also not ready to return to the lineup.
Even without McDavid, the Oilers have plenty of scoring. Leon Draisaitl has 105 points in 70 games this season. He also has 52 goals to lead the team. Four players have 20 or more goals this season — Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. In the net, look for backup Calvin Pickard, who is 19-8-1 this season with a 2.69 goals against average and .899 save percentage.
The Oilers are battling with the Los Angeles Kings for home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Right now, the Kings are two points up on the Oilers. The Oilers are 6-3-1 in the team’s last ten games and have won two in a row.
The last time the Sharks and the Oilers played was Dec. 21, when the Sharks lost 3-2 in overtime. They will meet two more times after tonight. The next meeting is in Edmonton on April 11 and the final meeting is on April 16, the Sharks’ final game of the season.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
Alexander Georgiev is day-to-day and so it will be a pair of younger goaltenders suiting up for the Sharks. Georgi Romanov is going to get the start while Gabriel Carriere will dress in a backup role. Here’s what NHL.com reports the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
Tyler Toffoli — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Collin Graf
Carl Grundstrom — Ty Dellandrea — Cam Lund
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Noah Gregor
Defense
Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren
Lucas Carlsson — Jack Thompson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Henry Thrun
Goaltenders
Georgi Romanov
Gabriel Carriere
Edmonton Oilers lines vs. San Jose Sharks tonight
Even without McDavid, the Oilers still have three 20-plus goal scorers on the ice tonight. Here’s what NHL.com reports the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Kasperi Kapanen — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Zach Hyman
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Adam Henrique — Corey Perry
Defense
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Goaltenders
Calvin Pickard
Olivier Rodrigue
How to watch Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks April 3, 2025
Sharks fans can watch the game on ESPN+, Hulu or Disney+, according to the Sharks website. You can also listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Meantime, Oilers fans can watch the game on Sportsnet West or listen on the Oilers Radio Network.
The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. MT.
