The Oilers wrap up a four-game road trip looking to finish it with three victories as they face the San Jose Sharks tonight.
You can watch the game on Sportsnet West within the Oilers region or listen on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.
Read the game preview below and check back for line combinations, regular updates, videos and more.

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PRE-GAME RAW | Russell
PRE-GAME RAW | Talbot
PRE-GAME RAW | Spooner
PRE-GAME RAW | Oilers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock
BY THE NUMBERS
Stats Comparison: Oilers vs. Sharks
Media Game Notes: Oilers vs. Sharks
2018-19 Oilers Player Statistics
2018-19 Sharks Player Statistics
Head-to-Head: Oilers vs. Sharks
2018-19 NHL Standings
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PRE-GAME REPORT

SAN JOSE, CA - The Oilers have a chance to have a very successful road trip with a win tonight in San Jose, making it three out of four at a crucial time in the year against divisional opponents.
"This could go from a good trip to a great trip," said Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock. "If you play .500 or better on the road, you're pretty happy. That gives you a chance to be a playoff team if you have any decent home record."
"But we'd like to be a little bit greedy today. They kicked us pretty hard in our building and then we won the game in overtime in this building. From my standpoint, I'd like to see us play a good game."
LINEUP UPDATES
Edmonton has only one lineup change from Sunday's win in Anaheim with Joseph Gambardella drawing out and Ryan Spooner drawing in. Here were the line combinations at the morning skate:
Khaira - McDavid - Kassian
Lucic - RNH - Puljujarvi
Rieder - Draisaitl - Chiasson
Spooner - Brodziak - Rattie
Jones - Larsson
Nurse - Russell
Gravel - Petrovic
Cam Talbot will get the start in goal again.
"It was a big win for me personally but also for the team. We knew we needed a good bounce back win after the LA game. With short rest, we knew we needed a big game from everybody. My mindset was go in and play well and the rest will take care of itself," said Talbot, looking back on his 4-0 shutout win in Aanheim.
Talbot added that getting that third win in the four-game trip would be massive for the team in the standings.
"This is huge for us. They came into our building and pretty much took it too us so now we have to come in here and make sure we're prepared. This is a team that starts fast in their own building."
PLAYING A TIRED TEAM
On Sunday, the Oilers came into Anaheim on a back-to-back and played against a rested Anaheim squad. Tonight, the opposite will occur with the Sharks having played on Monday at home against the Kings.
Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock was asked about the effect of playing against a team that had a game the night before.
"The only way the rested club has an advantage is in the first 10 minutes," Hitchcock began. "The experience for me is as the game goes on, the team that plays back-to-back gets better. Your first advantage is the first 10 minutes depending how the game went. Yesterday's game here was a hard game for both teams. You're hoping there's a little bit of energy lost at the start. You don't know but you hope for that advantage."
"It works opposite of what people think. You can get no advantage later on. You get your second win and away they go. We've seen it with our club. When we play back-to-back the second two-thirds of our game are better than the first-third."
OFFENCE FROM DEFENCE
The Sharks lead the NHL in points from the blueline, particularly with Brent Burns (47 points, leads the NHL in defence scoring) and Erik Karlsson who has an assist in 13 straight games, approaching an NHL record for d-men.
"With their transition game and their ability back there, especially on the right side they make you pay for little mistakes," noted Hitchcock. "They can thread pucks through people and around people better than anybody. Those two guys are dynamic and when they're out there 25 minutes a game every second shift, it's a hard go. You just can't make big errors against them."
Talbot added that he needs to watch the traffic in front as they try to deflect shots from Karlsson and Burns.
"I just try to stick to what I do, recognize who's on the ice. They like to move around the ice and get a lot of motion in the zone," said Talbot. "It's going to be a blue crease battle tonight, I think."
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com
Video: PRE-GAME RAW | Ken Hitchcock 01.08.19

PREVIEW

OILERS (20-19-3) at SHARKS (24-13-7)
TV: 8:30 p.m. MST; Televised on Sportsnet West
Head-to-Head:
Tonight's game is the third of five meetings between the two teams this season.
The Oilers won the first game against San Jose this season, a 4-3 OT win in Ken Hitchcock's debut as head coach of the Oilers, with Leon Draisaitl scoring the game winner at 0:51 of overtime and the Sharks won the second meeting by a score of 7-4.
Oilers team scope:
Leon Draisaitl has goals in five of his last six games, after registering his 23rd goal of the season @ ANA on Jan. 6.
Leon Draisaitl was held goalless and pointless for the first time in six games on Jan. 5 @ LAK. Draisaitl scored goals in five consecutive games (Dec. 22-Jan. 2), setting a personal record for a goal scoring streak.
Draisaitl is one of 12 players to record goals in 5 or more consecutive games this season. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) has the season best of seven consecutive games with at least one goal.
Draisaitl now has 52 points (23G, 29A) in 42 games, putting him in a tie for ninth in NHL scoring, with David Pastrnak (BOS).
The NHL announced on Jan. 2, that Draisaitl is the Oilers representative in the 2019 NHL All-Star Last Men vote, where fans select a player from each division to be added to their respective All-Star rosters. Voting for the Last Men openen on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 and closes on Thursday, Jan., 10, at 11:59 pm ET. (VOTE NOW).
The Oilers are two points out of a playoff spot, currently held by the Minnesota Wild.
Sharks team scope:
The Sharks are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games and sit in third place in the Pacific Division. They're one point behind second-place Vegas and three back of first-place Calgary.
Brent Burns leads the Sharks with 47 points in 44 games. That total also leads all NHL defencemen in scoring. After a slow start, Erik Karlsson now has 38 points in 42 games which is tied for fifth among blueliners.
By the Numbers:
Cam Talbot made 39 saves in a 4-0 shutout victory @ ANA on Jan. 6. It was Talbot's 12 shutout as an Oiler, and first since Oct. 4, 2017, when he blanked CGY 3-0.
Oilers are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games against the Sharks but have only won one of their last five (1-3-1).
The Oilers rank fourth in the NHL with 1140 hits. ... The Oilers rank seventh in the NHL with 364 takeaways. ... McDavid is tied for fourth place in the NHL with 18 multi-point games; Draisaitl ranks 11th with 16 multi-point games
Injury Report:
OILERS - Andrej Sekera (achilles) is out; Oscar Klefbom (hand) is out; Kailer Yamamoto (upper body) is out
SHARKS - Justin Braun (knee) is out; Marc-Edouard Vlasic (wrist) is day-to-day
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com