The San Jose Sharks are in Alberta today for the first of two matchups against the Canadian teams there. The Sharks play the first of this season’s games against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers are 27-19-8 this season, but only 5-3-2 in the team’s last 10 games. Still, it’s good enough for second in the Pacific Division, just one point back from the Vegas Golden Knights, who sit in first. At the same time, the Sharks are five points back of the Oilers with three games in hand; a win tonight could help the Sharks make huge strides in the standings.
The Oilers are led by Connor McDavid, who has 92 points in 54 games this season. He also leads the team with 33 goals. Leon Draisaitl is second on the team with 74 points in 51 games, a bit off his usual scoring pace.
On the backend, Tristan Jarry is 15-5-2 this season with a .900 save percentage, while Connor Ingram is 5-3-1 with a .909 save percentage. Ingram is expected to start for the Oilers tonight.
Look for a couple of familiar faces on the other side of the ice. Ty Emberson and Jake Walman will both suit up for the Oilers tonight.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
For the Sharks, while Kiefer Sherwood, Philipp Kurashev and Jeff Skinner are all skating with the team. For Sherwood and Kurashev, it appears that they are not quite healthy enough to play with the team yet. For Skinner, it’s pretty clear that he won’t be playing unless there’s an injury.
No changes are expected in the lineup as a result. As for in goal, it sounds like Yaroslav Askarov will get another start.
Forwards
Collin Graf — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
Pavol Regenda — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
William Eklund — Michael Misa — Adam Gaudette
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves
Defense
Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren
Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais
Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Edmonton Oilers lines vs. San Jose Sharks
Mattias Ekholm is questionable for tonight’s game, but NHL.com’s projected lineup has him on the top pairing with Evan Bouchard as usual.
Forwards
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin – Leon Draisaitl – Kasperi Kapanen
Jack Roslovic – Josh Samanski – Matt Savoie
Mattias Janmark – Curtis Lazar – Trent Frederic
Defense
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse – Ty Emberson
Jake Walman – Paul Stastney
Goaltenders
Connor Ingram
Tristan Jarry
How to watch the San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers Jan. 29, 2026
The puck drops at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Oilers fans can watch the game on SportsNet1.
Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice and around the league.
