The Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks square off Saturday in a high-stakes Pacific Division NHL showdown.

The Kings average 28.2 shots per home game and tilt the ice in their favor at five-on-five with a fifth-ranked 54.0 Corsi For percentage, and the Oilers are playing their second road game in consecutive nights.

The Edmonton Oilers will try to extend their remarkable run against San Jose to eight straight wins this afternoon as the Sharks struggle through a four-game losing streak.

The Edmonton Oilers play against the Los Angeles Kings in an NHL game tonight. The matchup is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV and Fubo TV.

Kapanen (undisclosed) was deemed a game-time decision for Saturday's road matchup in San Jose. After missing each of Edmonton's first two games out of the Olympic break, Kapanen has a shot to return to the Oilers' lineup in Saturday's contest.

SAN JOSE — Shakir Mukhamadullin scored the go-ahead goal at the 9:27 mark of the third period to help lift the San Jose Sharks to a badly needed and entertaining 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday before a sold-out crowd of 17,435 at SAP Center.

The Edmonton Oilers have lost four games in a row, have 28 wins and 31 losses this season, and blew a game to rival Anaheim by giving up four goals in the third period. The reaction to all this on social media is intense. Here are some of the highlights:

The Edmonton Oilers are back, and so are their problems. In the team’s first game following the three-week Olympic break, the Oilers surrendered three separate leads, including two different two-goal cushions,