Askarov was making his third start of the season for the Sharks. In his two NHL games this year, against the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings, Askarov was 1-0-1 with a .927 save percentage. In his first win for the Sharks on Nov. 25, Askarov stopped 22 of 24 shots as San Jose beat Los Angeles 7-2 at SAP Center.

The Oilers are getting pretty good at this. It took them all 60 minutes of regulation and more, but they managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat yet again this afternoon against the San Jose Sharks. The result was their second 3-2 comeback overtime win in the past three days.

Mattias Ekholm tied the game with 18 seconds left in regulation before teammate Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon.

EDMONTON -- Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime for the Edmonton Oilers, who rallied for a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Place on Saturday. Connor McDavid skated into the slot and dished it to his right to Draisaitl, who scored with a snap shot that squeezed through the pads of Yaroslav Askarov.

The Oilers will have the last change against the Sharks on Saturday, but whether fans are treated to a tantalizing matchup between an established superstar like McDavid, taken first overall by Edmonton in 2015, and one potentially in waiting like Celebrini, the top pick this past June, is unclear.

The Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks faced off at Rogers Place in Edmonton for a matinée game on the shortest day of the year (Dec 21). The game featured 22-year-old Sharks rookie goalie Yaroslav Askarov going up against 32-year-old Calvin Pickard in net for Edmonton.