Oilers rally past the Sharks 5-3 without Leon Draisaitl

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San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic (33) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) during second period NHL action, in Edmonton, on Tuesday March 17, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

San Jose Sharks' Alex Wennberg (21) and Edmonton Oilers' Spencer Stastney (24) battle for the puck during third period NHL action, in Edmonton on Tuesday March 17, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) — San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic (33) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) during second period NHL action, in Edmonton, on Tuesday March 17, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

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12:04 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Max Jones and Zach Hyman scored third-period goals, Adam Henrique had a pair of assists, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied without star forward Leon Draisaitl for an important 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor Murphy and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 5-2-1 in March and moved into a tie with Anaheim atop the Pacific Division.

The Oilers were without Draisaitl, who is fourth in league scoring, after it was announced earlier in the day that he is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with a lower-body injury.

Dmitry Orlov, Pavol Regenda and Kiefer Sherwood scored for the Sharks, who have lost five of their last seven.

Connor Ingram had 27 saves for Edmonton, while Alex Nedeljkovic made 32 stops for San Jose.

The game was tied 3-3 after two. The Oilers went up 5-3 with 11:48 to play in the third period as Hyman picked up a rebound in front and lifted a backhand shot into the net from his knees for his 29th goal in just 50 games this season.

San Jose's Macklin Celebrini had his nine-game point streak halted and was held without a point for the first time since the Olympic break. He had 14 points during the streak and remains five points from becoming the sixth teenager in NHL history to register 100 points.

Edmonton's Evan Bouchard picked up an assist to give him 26 points and a plus-22 rating in 18 career games against the Sharks. He has 32 points in his last 21 games overall.

Edmonton now has nine consecutive home wins over the Sharks.

Up next

Sharks: Host Buffalo on Thursday.

Oilers: Host Florida on Thursday.

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