Sharks 2, Oilers 1 (SO)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi scored in the shootout as the San Jose Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Thursday night.
San Jose's fourth straight win marked the first time this season the Sharks have won consecutive games at home where the season's second smallest crowd of 15,379 were in attendance.
Goalie Martin Jones stopped both Edmonton shooters as San Jose went past regulation at home for the first time. San Jose has needed a shootout to decide only two games this season, and it has won both.
Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Oilers winger Nail Yakupov scored the regulation goals for their respective teams.
Each team managed four shots on goal during a scoreless 3-on-3 overtime. Jones made a blocker save on Edmonton defenseman Andrej Sekera in close with 37.6 seconds left.
San Jose defenseman Brent Burns fired a puck behind Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot, but that came a second after the horn.
San Jose outshot Edmonton 11-8 during a scoreless third period.
The Sharks had a late power play, but failed to convert on their fourth straight man-advantage. Burns had a point blank shot denied by Talbot, who also gloved away another effort from the slot later by Vlasic.
The Sharks outshot Edmonton 33-21 through regulation as center Logan Couture led the way with a season-high 11.
Edmonton scored the only goal of the second period, matching San Jose's earlier score by converting on an odd-man break.
With Vlasic caught behind the Edmonton goal line, Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz sent the puck out of the zone, and it struck the skate of linesman Brian Mach. That allowed left winger Lauri Korpikoski to gather the puck with a head of steam.
San Jose defenseman Justin Braun failed to prevent Korpikoski's elevated pass, and Yakupov one-timed his third goal of the season past Jones at 8:02. Yakupov returned after missing the previous 22 games due to an ankle injury.
The Sharks scored the only goal of a fast-paced first period. The two teams combined for only seven faceoffs.
Vlasic scored his fifth goal of the season at 11:29 to cap a two-on-one break. Center Joe Thornton hit left winger Melker Karlsson with a long backhand pass as Edmonton defenseman Andrej Sekera got caught behind the play.
Karlsson dished to Vlasic as the pair hit the Oilers' blue line with only Mark Fayne defending. Vlasic lifted a wrist shot over the right shoulder of Talbot and just under the cross bar.
NOTES: Oilers coach Todd McLellan made his first appearance in San Jose since leaving the Sharks following his seven seasons as bench boss. ... With his 41-game suspension over, San Jose RW Raffi Torres was assigned to their AHL affiliate to begin a conditioning assignment. ... RW Nail Yakupov returned to the Edmonton lineup for the first time after missing 22 games due to an ankle injury. RW Zack Kassian, recalled from AHL affiliate Bakersfield, made his Edmonton debut on Thursday. ... San Jose hosts Dallas on Saturday with ex-Sharks goalie Antti Niemi expected to make his initial return to where he played the previous five seasons before joining the Stars. ... Edmonton returns home to play Calgary on Saturday before embarking on three more on the road. ... LW Rob Klinkhammer, LW Luke Gazdic and LW Matt Hendricks were Edmonton's healthy scratches while C Ben Smith and D Matt Tennyson did not dress for San Jose.