As the Edmonton Oilers look for ways to avoid their fifth straight loss St. Louis Blues T-Shirts Authentic , the revolving door continues to spin.Several players are expected back in the lineup, but the Oilers will be without one of their surprising offensive weapons when they host the San Jose Sharks.Alex Chiasson is out with a foot injury suffered during Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Chiasson, who joined the Oilers on a professional tryout contract in October after winning a Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in June, was placed on injured reserve after undergoing an MRI on Friday, meaning he’s out for at least a week.Article continues below ...Chiasson has a career-best 16 goals in 31 games, good for third on the team behind two-time scoring champion Connor McDavid (19 goals) and Leon Draisaitl (18).“We can’t rely on two (or) three guys to score all our goals especially with Chaser going down now. We need more guys to step up,” said Drake Caggiula, who has seven goals and missed Thursday’s loss with a bug caught during the Christmas break.Edmonton (18-16-3) may have defenseman Kris Russell back for the first time since an undisclosed injury on Dec. 11. If he doesn’t play Saturday, then he almost certainly will Monday against the Winnipeg Jets.While Jason Garrison (illness) could be back on the blueline as well, the Oilers are still without high-scoring defenseman Oscar Klefbom (hand) until at least the end of January.“We got smacked right in the face with injuries, and injuries to the wrong spot in our group where we couldn’t absorb it and now we’re trying to fight out of it,” said coach Ken Hitchcock St. Louis Blues Hoodies Authentic , who made his debut as Edmonton’s coach on Nov. 20 with a 4-3 overtime win against the Sharks.Forward Jujhar Khaira should be good to go for the Oilers after a two-game ban for cross-checking St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn on Dec. 18. Khaira registered eight of his 13 points this season over his last 10 games.The loss to Vancouver started a seven-game stretch against Western Conference opponents, including two meetings with the Sharks.“We have to take it game by game. (Saturday), we have a tough team, a good team coming in here,” Khaira said.San Jose (20-12-7) avoided going winless on a four-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.“We’ll take the win,” coach Peter DeBoer said. “It was what an after-break game would look like. It was a little sloppy and a little messy, but we found a way.”The Sharks start a three-game swing with an 8-8-3 mark away from home. DeBoer noted that the next few weeks could be telling about the state of his club.“There’s no doubt we’ve got three weeks of a lot of games and a lot of tough opponents. … (The players) know what’s on the horizon and they know the work that we’ve got to do between now and then,” he said.Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture remain two players to watch. Pavelski, who has a team-best 23 goals, also has three goals and three assists in a six-game points streak in Edmonton. Couture did not register a point on the homestand but has five goals in a four-game run on the road.San Jose will also have a key player returning from suspension. Defenseman Erik Karlsson drew the first ban of his 10-year career for a check to the head of Los Angeles Kings winger Austin Wagner on Dec. 22. Karlsson has a nine-game assists streak and has 19 points (two goals, 17 assists) since Nov. 13. DENVER (AP) — The low-key Carl Soderberg was thinking one overriding thought on his shootout attempt.“A great opportunity to get the game done,” he said.Soderberg scored in the sixth round of the shootout St. Louis Blues Hats Authentic , Semyon Varlamov came up with big saves all night long and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Wednesday.Soderberg knocked in the winner off the glove of Jacob Markstrom as the Avalanche improved to 2-12 in games beyond regulation.Another memorable moment in what’s been a career-best goal scoring season for Soderberg.“He deserves all the opportunities he’s getting,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “He’s playing a big man’s game and is helping us in a lot of different ways on a nightly basis, a very consistent player for us.”Right after Soderberg’s goal, Markstrom dropped his head. He thought he had it.“I got my glove back and it goes off my glove and it goes crossbar and just inside the post,” Markstrom explained. “That’s frustrating.”Varlamov made 30 saves through overtime and five more in the shootout. He’s now 30-15 over his career in shootouts with a .750 save percentage.Mikko Rantanen had a power-play goal and Nathan MacKinnon added his 33rd goal of the season to tie captain Gabriel Landeskog for the team lead. The Avalanche have gone 5-0-1 over their last six games to climb back into the thick of the playoff chase.“All the teams around us, they’re not just going to sleep, they’re going to continue to play hard,” Varlamov said. “Everybody’s winning, so we’ve got to keep winning games.”Trailing 2-1 after the first period, Josh Leivo tied the game with 3:02 remaining in regulation on a wrist shot. Antoine Roussel also scored for the Canucks.Tanner Pearson made his debut with the team after being acquired Monday from Pittsburgh. He nearly had the winner in OT on a tip-in, but the officials ruled Varlamov made the save and was impaired by Pearson to defend the net. The play was upheld on review.“It was a goal. I finished the goal,” Pearson said. “My stick moved the goalie to knock the puck loose. That’s the way it goes sometimes.”Markstrom kept Vancouver close by turning back 43 shots Custom St. Louis Blues Jerseys , including a huge glove save early in overtime.“We’re seeing a guy mature in front of our eyes, really,” Green said.After breaking them up for a few games, the Avalanche reassembled their top line of Rantanen, MacKinnon and Landeskog, who had an assist on Rantanen’s goal. The Avalanche improved to 23-5-5 when each of them has a point.The opening period didn’t start well for Rantanen with the right winger taking a high-stick penalty 11 seconds into the game. But it certainly ended well as he scored with 1:34 remaining in the first to give the Avalanche a 2-1 lead. Rantanen’s 27th goal of the season was set up on a play by Landeskog, who stole the puck from Markus Granlund, moved into the zone and dished it over to Rantanen.MacKinnon staked Colorado a 1-0 lead that lasted all of 54 seconds. Roussel quickly countered by tipping in a shot in the middle of traffic.“We were buzzing,” MacKinnon said. “That goalie (Markstrom) played awesome. He always plays good against us. He’s just a good goalie in general.”NOTES: Vancouver finished 2-0-1 against Colorado this season. … The Canucks were 0 for 5 on the power play. … Avs D Ian Cole skated Wednesday wearing a full face shield. He missed his 11th straight game with what’s being termed an upper-body injury. … F Colin Wilson (upper body) returned after sitting out eight games and had an assist. … Avs F Derick Brassard was traded twice in February — from Pittsburgh to Florida and then to Colorado on Monday. Most of his stuff remains at his apartment in Pittsburgh. He’s living in a hotel while in Denver.UP NEXTCanucks: Play the second game of a back-to-back Thursday in Arizona as part of a three-game trip.Avalanche: Begin a two-game trip Friday in San Jose.