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Oh man. The Vancouver Canucks got absolutely pummeled last night at the hands of the San Jose Sharks, dropping a 5-2 decision. It wasn’t even close either, with the Canucks getting walked early, often,

McDavid and Celebrini will face each other for the first time this season when the Sharks visit the Oilers on Thursday (9 p.m. ET; SN1, NBCSCA). The two will then be teammates for Team Canada at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina in February.

After being blanked in the Oilers' back-to-back losses to New Jersey and Pittsburgh last week, superstar Connor McDavid totaled three goals and four assists in the two wins that followed. Defenseman Mattias Ekholm recorded his first career hat trick and Leon Draisaitl notched four assists during Edmonton's 7-4 home win over Anaheim on Monday.

San Jose Sharks recently agreed to trade Cole Clayton and two second round picks for Kiefer Sherwood. Will Sherwood play tonight vs. Canucks?

Vancouver Canucks' dismal season hit a new low with a 5-2 loss to the Sharks, marking their third straight defeat. Star player Elias Pettersson admitted "pretty well everything" needs improvement as the team struggles with a 1-12-2 record in their last 15 games.

The Sharks on Jan. 17 put veteran defenseman Nick Leddy on waivers to free up a roster spot for Vincent Desharnais, who was returning from an elbow injury. Leddy cleared and was assigned to the Barracuda of the AHL.