The San Jose Sharks’ road trip continues in Edmonton tonight for the first of two bouts with the Oilers in the next six days. A win tonight will officially secure Edmonton’s spot in the postseason. While it’s all but a done deal, the Oilers are still mathematically fighting for the postseason. Edmonton is third in the Pacific Division this morning and staring down another showdown with the Los Angeles Kings.
As the Oilers gear up for the playoffs, Connor McDavid will get some playing time after missing three weeks with an injury. McDavid put up three assists in his first game back on Wednesday. That said, the rest of the team is working on getting healthy.
Jake Walman was a late scratch on Wednesday and is unlikely to play tonight. Goaltender Stuart Skinner will dress for the first time since he was hit in the head during a game on March 26. There’s no word on if he or backup Calvin Pickard will start tonight. Leon Draisaitl is expected to be back for the playoffs but hasn’t played since the April 3 game in San Jose when he left midway through the game.
For the Sharks, Mario Ferraro is injured and it sounds like Jan Rutta is healthy enough to play in his place tonight.
This is the third of four meetings between these two teams this season. The Oilers won the first matchup 3-2 on Dec. 21 and then followed that up with another 3-2 win on April 3. After tonight, the two teams will play again at SAP Center on April 16, the final game of the season for the Sharks.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports that Georgi Romanov gets the start tonight against the Oilers. Romanov started the April 3 game against the Oilers as well. This is what NHL.com reports the lines are expected to look like for the Sharks tonight.
Forwards
Nikolai Kovalenko — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Carl Grundstrom — Ty Dellandrea — Barclay Goodrow
Cam Lund — Zack Ostapchuk — Noah Gregor
Defense
Jan Rutta — Timothy Liljegren
Lucas Carlsson — Henry Thrun
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — JackThompson
Goaltenders
Georgi Romanov
Alexandar Georgiev
Oilers lines vs. Sharks April 11, 2025
As for the Oilers, Sportsnet’s Jason Gregor reports that Pickard will start tonight with Skinner playing backup.
Pickard starts, Skinner will backup.
— Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) April 11, 2025
Skinner-McDavid-Brown
Hyman-Henrique-Arvidsson
Podkolzin-Janmark-Perry
Jones-Philp-Kapanen
Nurse-Bouchard
Kulak-Stecher
Ekholm-Emberson
D was rotating in different pairs. They will monitor Ekholm’s minutes.
Forwards
Jeff Skinner — Connor McDavid — Connor Brown
Zach Hyman — Adam Henrique — Viktor Arvidsson
Vasily Podkolzin — Mattias Janmark — Corey Perry
Max Jones — Noah Philip — Kasperi Kapanen
Defense
Darnell Nurse — Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak — Troy Stecher
Mattias Ekholm — Ty Emberson
Goaltenders
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers April 11, 2025
Sharks fans can see the game NBC Sports California Plus or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Oilers fans can watch on Sportsnet or listen on the Oilers Radio Network. The game will also be broadcast locally on 880 CHED.
The puck drops at 6:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. MT at Rodgers Place in Edmonton.
