Time: Fri, November 27, 2009 at 9:30 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Sharks 5-2-3; Oilers 3-5-2
Friday’s matchup at Rexall Place marks the first meeting of the season between the two clubs. The Sharks went 3-0-1 against Edmonton in ’08-09, outscoring the Oilers 12-7. Edmonton leads the all-time regular season series 39-28-12-2.Before the Sharks’ meltdown against Chicago, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau had combined for 32 goals through 25 games. Heatley alone has 19 points in his last 18 games. … Oilers defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky has seven points in his last five games.
Only the second-seeded Blackhawks have more home wins (10) among Western Conference teams than the Oilers (8), while San Jose became the last team in the entire NHL to lose in regulation at home this season with Wednesday’s loss to Chicago.
San Jose captain Rob Blake has returned to practice, but is still sidelined with an upper body injury suffered in a Nov. 4 game at Columbus. Forward Devin Setoguchi remains on injured reserve list with a lower body injury, and forward Brad Staubitz remains out of the lineup for a few weeks after taking a puck in the face during practice. Center Torrey Mitchell has just finished his conditioning assignment in Worcester. The Oilers may be without Hemsky, who left midway through Wednesday’s loss with an upper-body injury after being drilled into the boards by Michal Handzus. The Oilers are also without defenseman Denis Grebeshkov (partially torn ACL), Mike Comrie (mononucleosis) and Robert Nilsson (concussion). Forward Fernando Pisani remains out with ulcerative colitis, while forwards Marc Pouliot and Ryan Stone and defenseman Taylor Chorney are on IR. Highlights, live score and results will be available soon.. stay tuned.