Sharks vs. Oilers: Remember that time the Sharks scored six goals in a period?
The road trip continues as the Sharks travel to Edmonton to face the Oilers for a game with actual playoff implications.
The last time the Sharks were in Edmonton, they scored six goals in the first period. Nope, that isn't a typo. Six goals. In twenty minutes. By comparison, the Sharks also scored exactly six goals between February 6th and February 22nd, a total of about 367 minutes of hockey. To say things have changed for San Jose since the beginning of the season would be an understatement.
It's been a while since the Sharks and Oilers have squared off for a late-March contest that had actual playoff implications for both teams. It's difficult to label any one game as a must-win with how erratic the standings have been all year, but this is pretty close to that. Go Sharks.
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| 12-10-6, 32 points | 11-11-6, 28 points | |
| 8th in Western Conference | 12th in Western Conference |
6:30PM PST | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta
TV: CSNCA-HD | Radio: 98.5 KFOX, SJSharks.com
Know Your Enemy: The Copper & Blue, mc79hockey, Oilers Nation
Projected Sharks Lineup
Patrick Marleau - Joe Thornton - Brent Burns
Logan Couture - Joe Pavelski - Martin Havlat
T.J. Galiardi - Scott Gomez - Tommy Wingels
James Sheppard - Andrew Desjardins - Adam Burish
Matt Irwin - Dan Boyle
Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Jason Demers
Douglas Murray - Brad Stuart
Projected Oilers Lineup
Taylor Hall - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky
Ryan Jones - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle
Magnus Paajarvi - Sam Gagner - Nail Yakupov
Lennart Petrell - Ryan Smyth - Mike Brown
Ladislav Smid - Jeff Petry
Ryan Whitney - Justin Schultz
Nick Schultz - Corey Potter