Shakir Mukhamadullin broke a tie midway through the third period and the San Jose Sharks snapped a five-game winless streak by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-4.

Despite rostering the league's top scorer in Connor McDavid, who was the first skater to reach 100 points this season (35 goals, 68 assists), the Oilers' defensive struggles have cost them dearly as they cling onto their top-three spot in the Pacific Division.

One night after squandering multiple leads to the Anaheim Ducks and ultimately losing 6-5, the Oilers were dominant from start to finish up the freeway in Los Angeles as they cruised past the Kings 8-1 to put an emphatic end to their four-game slide.

The Edmonton Oilers haven’t been lighting the world on fire this season. In the last ten games, they are 4-6-0 and clinging to third place in the NHL’s Pacific Division, three points behind the surging Anaheim Ducks and four points behind division-leading Vegas Golden Knights.

The Edmonton Oilers face the Los Angeles Kings in a regular season NHL game on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Shakir Mukhamadullin scored the game-winner on a slap shot midway through the third period as the San Jose Sharks defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Saturday.

The Edmonton Oilers will close out their three-game California road trip looking to replicate their performance in Los Angeles when they visit SAP Center on Saturday to face the San Jose Sharks. You can watch the game on Sportsnet at 8:30pm MT or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network,

Take a look at the NHL standings and spend a few minutes with the games played column. The Edmonton Oilers have played more games than just about anyone in the league, and they're sitting third in the Pacific at 29-24-8 while other teams in the Pacific have multiple games in hand.