Brent Burns lifts Sharks over Oilers 3-2; Edmonton drops fifth straight

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Draisaitl started the scoring two minutes into the opening period when he stripped a puck while shorthanded and went in to send a backhand shot through the legs of Sharks goalie Aaron Dell.

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San Jose tied it up seven minutes later when Joe Thornton sent a pass from behind the net to Sorensen, who beat Oilers goalie Anthony Stolarz. With the assist Thornton passed Steve Yzerman (1,063) for eighth-place on the NHL all-time list in that category.

The Sharks took a 2-1 lead just over a minute after that when Burns scored his 15th of the season high to the glove side from the middle of the faceoff circle.

Edmonton tied the game back up early in the second period when Matt Benning made a nice feed across to set up Draisaitl for his 49th goal of the season

Nyquist tipped in a Burns point shot to give San Jose a 3-2 lead with 1:12 left in the second period.

Both teams close out regular-season play on Saturday as the Sharks are home to the Colorado Avalanche and the Oilers head to Calgary to face the Flames.

NOTES: It was the fifth and final meeting between the two teams this season with San Jose winning three of the first four… Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson participated in the morning skate, but missed his 17th consecutive game with a groin injury… Stolarz getting the start in the Edmonton net was a rare occurrence as Mikko Koskinen had made 24 of the last 25 starts for the Oilers… San Jose came into the game having allowed a league-high 4.30 goals against per game since March 14.

Shane Jones, The Canadian Press