NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 03/17/2026 | Inside The Rink
HomeNHLNHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 03/17/2026
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Edmonton Oilers (31-25-9, 75 pts) vs San Jose Sharks (32-27-6, 70 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Tuesday, March 17th
Time: 9:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm MT
TV: Sportsnet / NBC Sports California
Radio:
San Jose Sharks – Sharks Audio Network
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are third in the Pacific Division with 75 points. They opened their four game homestand on Sunday night with a 3-1 win over Nashville.
San Jose Sharks News & Notes:
The Sharks have 70 points in the Western Conference standings, just one shy of a Wild Card spot. They’re 2-2 on a five-game road trip that they’re capping off tonight.
San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:
Graf/Celebrini/Smith
Eklund/Misa/Toffoli
Regenda/Kurashev/Sherwood
Goodrow/Gaudette/Ostapchuk
Orlov/Klingberg
Ferraro/Mukhamadullin
Dickinson/Desharnais
Nedeljkovic
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Savoie/McDavid/Hyman
Nugent-Hopkins/Dickinson/Roslovic
Podkolzin/Samanski/Kapanen
Jones/Henrique/Frederic
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Murphy
Walman/Stastney
Ingram
Players To Watch:
San Jose Sharks
19-year-old centerman Macklin Celebrini has 95 points through 65 games this season, 5th most in league scoring. Through 6 career games against the Oilers, he has 4 points.
Edmonton Oilers
29-year-old centerman Connor McDavid has 114 points through 68 games this season, the most in league scoring. Through 35 career regular season games against the Sharks, he has 55 points.
Injury Report:
San Jose Sharks
C / Ty Dellandrea / IR
G / Yaroslav Askarov / DTD
LW / Igor Chernyshov / DTD
C / Alex Wennberg / DTD
Edmonton Oilers
C / Mattias Janmark / LTIR
C / Curtis Lazar / OUT
C / Colton Dach / IR
C / Leon Draisaitl / OUT
D Ty Emberson / DTD
Next Game:
San Jose Sharks – March 19 vs Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers – March 19 vs Florida Panthers
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