NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 4/11/2025

NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 4/11/2025

San Jose Sharks (20-47-11, 51 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (45-28-5, 95 pts)

Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Friday, April 11
Time: 9:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/CBC/NBCSCA
Radio: 
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

San Jose: +1.5 ML +280
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -360
O/U 6.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks suffered their seventh straight loss on Wednesday night as they lost 8-7 in overtime to the Minnesota Wild. The Sharks only have four games left in their season, with two of those coming against the Oilers, including tonight.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. They have four games left in their regular season and seem destined to have another first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Kings.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

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

Ferraro-Liljegren
Carlsson-Thrun
Vlasic-Thompson

Georgiev
Romanov

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Skinner-McDavid-Brown
Arvidsson-Henrique-Hyman
Podkolzin-Janmark-Perry
Jones-Philp-Kapanen

Nurse-Bouchard
Kulak-Stetcher
Emberson

Pickard
Rodrigue

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Alexander Wennberg this season has 35 points on ten goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 24 times in his career, recording 17 points on three goals and 14 assists; in two games against Edmonton this season, he has two assists.  

Edmonton Oilers

Evan Bouchard this season has 64 points on 13 goals and 51 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 13 times in his career, recording 17 points on three goals and 14 assists; in the two meetings this season, he has four assists.

Injury Report:

San Jose

D Jan Rutta – IR
D Vincent Desharnais – Out
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Shakir Mukhamadullin – Out

Edmonton

F Leon Draisaitl – DTD
D Jake Walman – DTD
F Evander Kane – Out
D Alec Regula – IR
F Trent Frederic – DTD  
D Mattias Ekholm – Out
G Stuart Skinner – Out
D John Klingberg – Out
F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – DTD

Next game:

San Jose – April 13 at Calgary Flames
Edmonton – April 13 at Winnipeg Jets

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