NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 4/16/2025

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 4/16/2025

Edmonton Oilers (47-29-5, 99 pts) at San Jose Sharks (20-49-12, 52 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Thursday, April 3
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/NBCSCA/SNW
Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton -1.5 ML -205
San Jose: +1.5 ML +165
O/U 5.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers suffered a 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, which snapped their three-game winning streak. Tonight will be their final game of the 2024-25 regular season before they face the Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks dropped their tenth straight on Monday in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks. They are averaging only 2.2 goals per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game. They will look to end their season with a win to build on for the 2025-26 season.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Skinner-Nugent-Hopkins-Brown
Podkolzin-Janmark-Arvidsson
Perry-Henrique-Hutson
Jones-Kapanen

Nurse-Bouchard
Kulak-Brown
Dineen-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Kovalenko-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli
Gushchin-Dellandrea-Lund
Grundstrom-Goodrow-Gregor

Thrun-Liljegren
Cagnoni-Carlsson
Vlasic-Schuldt

Georgiev
Romanov

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Evan Bouchard this season has 67 points on 14 goals and 53 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 14 times in his career, recording 19 points on four goals and 15 assists. In three games this season against San Jose he has a goal and five assists.

San Jose

Will Smith this season has 45 points on 18 goals and 27 assists. He’s faced the Oilers three times this season scoring one goal which came in their most recent meeting.

Injury Report:

Edmonton

D John Klingberg – IR
F Evander Kane – IR
D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – Out
C Trent Frederic – Out
F Leon Draisaitl – DTD
D Jake Walman – DTD
F Zach Hyman – DTD
D Troy Stetcher – DTD
F Connor McDavid – DTD

San Jose

D Mario Ferraro – Out
D Vincent Desharnais – DTD
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Shakir Mukhamadullin – Out
D Jan Rutta – DTD
C Klim Kostin – DTD
D Jack Thompson – DTD
C Zack Ostapchuk – DTD

Next Game:

Edmonton – Stanley Cup Playoffs
San Jose – None

ITR 47: Then There Was Nothing Inside The Rink

Join Conrad and Chris as the discuss Gavin McKenna making the jump to the NCAA, Pittsburgh and San Jose making additions, and the NHL season to begin on October 7, 2025.
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  2. ITR 46: Offseason Chaos
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  5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time

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