NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 4/3/2025

Edmonton Oilers (43-26-5, 91 pts) at San Jose Sharks (20-44-10, 50 pts)

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

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton -1.5 ML -298
San Jose: +1.5 ML +240
O/U 6.5

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers picked up their second straight win on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. They are 6-3-1 in their last ten games, averaging 3.9 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game. Leon Draisaitl, since returning from his injury, has scored three goals and has an assist in two games.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. It was their third straight loss. They are 3-6-1 in their last ten games, averaging 2.4 goals per game while allowing 4.1 goals per game. Marrio Ferraro has points in back-to-back games.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Walman-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson

Pickard
Rodrigue

Get Your Edmonton Hockey Merchandise Here: Edmonton Hockey

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Toffoli-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Graf
Grundstrom-Dellandrea-Lund
Gregor-Ostapchuk-Goodrow

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Carlsson-Liljegren
Vlasic-Thompson

Georgiev
Romanov

Get San Jose Hockey Merchandise Here

Players To Watch:

Edmonton

Corey Perry this season has 25 points on 16 goals and nine assists. He’s faced the Sharks 76 times in his career, recording 55 points on 28 goals and 27 assists; in the previous meeting, he had an assist.

San Jose

Macklin Celebrini this season has 53 points on 21 goals and 32 assists. He’s faced the Oilers once in his rookie season, and he recorded an assist.

Injury Report:

Edmonton

C Trent Frederic – IR
LW Evander Kane – IR
C Connor McDavid – DTD
D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – DTD
G Stuart Skinner – DTD

San Jose

D Vincent Desharnais – DTD
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Jan Rutta – IR
D Henry Thrun – Out

Next Game:

Edmonton – April 5 at Los Angeles Kings
San Jose – April 5 vs. Seattle Kraken

ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again – Inside The Rink

Join Chris and Conrad as they break down the Florida Panthers winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, Trevor Zegras traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, the AHL Calder Cup winning Abbotsford Canucks, and the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft!

1. ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again 56:17
2. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10
3. ITR 42: Ripe For Repeat? 29:05
4. ITR 41: Stanley Cup Final – The Rematch 46:47
5. ITR 40: Headed For A Repeat? 32:22