"The Sharks will try to avoid their first three-game streak of regulation losses since mid-October on Monday night against a struggling Edmonton Oilers team that has only one victory in its past nine games.

The Oilers have fallen to 29th overall in the NHL -- and that's exactly the kind of information coach Todd McLellan doesn't want his players thinking about.

"I don't think looking at the standings is going to do anybody any good," McLellan said after Sunday afternoon's practice at Rexall Place. "And the last time we played against this team, they gave us a hell of a game in our own building.""