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SAN JOSE Jake DeBrusk Jersey , Calif. (AP) Evander Kane was so excited about being traded from a last-place team to one in playoff contention that he raced to a cross-country flight in order to jump right into the lineup.Kane made an immediate impact in his San Jose debut by assisting on two goals during a four-goal second period and delivering a few big hits that helped the Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.�I kind of come from not playing so much meaningful hockey to playing some meaningful hockey,� he said. �Obviously, you get a little ramped up and I just tried to change the game in any way I can. It�s good to get on the board and contribute offensively and also with some other elements.�Joe Pavelski had a goal and three assists while centering San Jose�s top line with Kane on his left wing. Justin Braun, Timo Meier and Logan Couture also scored in the second to help the Sharks snap a three-game losing streak and remain in sole possession of second place in the Pacific Division. Chris Tierney added an empty-net goal.But the catalyst was Kane, whose arrival from Buffalo allowed coach Peter DeBoer to play four lines with confidence.�He brings a little bit of everything to the table,� DeBoer said. �That�s why he�s as valuable as he is and as highly thought of as he is in the league. I liked his game tonight. I thought he worked really hard away from the puck. The offense and physicality are things you take for granted, but I thought defensively and away from the puck, I thought he really worked hard.�Martin Jones allowed a first-period goal by Connor McDavid and a third-period tally by Jesse Puljujarvi but made 24 saves for the win.The Sharks looked like a different team than the one that stumbled in the final three games of their recent road trip, getting outscored 13-4. General manager Doug Wilson provided a big boost Monday when he dealt two conditional 2019 draft picks and prospect Danny O�Regan to the struggling Sabres for Kane.Kane got acclimated at the morning skate and moved right onto the top line with Pavelski Womens Patrice Bergeron Jersey , his former teammate in Russia during the 2012-13 lockout, and Joonas Donskoi.That line was San Jose�s most dangerous right from the start as Kane had a couple of wraparound attempts in the first period before helping the Sharks get on the scoreboard in the second.Kane hit Matt Benning in the corner to start the sequence on San Jose�s first goal when he sent a shot from the boards that Pavelski redirected past Cam Talbot to tie the game at 1.�It�s a good element for our team right now,� Pavelski said. �That�s one thing that I think everyone is so excited for, that edge that he plays with. That compete level. You see it right away.�Kane, who had just seven points in his final 26 games with the Sabres, added a secondary assist on Braun�s goal that gave the Sharks the lead and then got into a scuffle with Benning in front of the net later in the second.Kane�s line then hemmed the Oilers in on the forecheck later in the third, leading to Meier�s 16th goal after a line change against a weary defense.Couture broke it open with his 26th of the season late in the second, ending the Oilers� three-game winning streak.�The four goals that they did score were them creating turnovers in the (offensive) zone and pouncing on it,� forward Milan Lucic said. �Twenty minutes lost us the game and it�s unfortunate with the start we had and a chance to have a great road trip.�McDavid got Edmonton off to a fast start with his 13th goal in the past 14 games. Andrej Sekera blocked a shot from Marc-Edouard Vlasic Karl Alzner Jersey Womens , sending McDavid in on a 2-on-1 that he converted.NOTES: Talbot made 29 saves. � Pontus Aberg, acquired last weekend from Nashville, got the assist on Puljujarvi�s goal in his debut for Edmonton. � Pavelski has four goals and five assists in three games vs. Edmonton this season. � Willie O�Ree, the first black player in the NHL, dropped the ceremonial first puck.UP NEXTOilers: Host the Nashville Predators on Thursday.Sharks: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.� WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) � The Winnipeg Jets are seeing the benefits of Mark Scheifele�s hard work.Scheifele, the Jets� top-line center, scored twice and added an assist as Winnipeg defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 Tuesday night.Scheifele has a team-leading 30 goals in 57 games, two goals away from his career high reached in 79 games in 2016-17. He has 19 points (eight goals Joel Armia Jersey Womens , 11 assists) in his past 17 games.�He�s not stopping,� said Jets forward Andrew Copp, who scored the game-winner. �He�s obviously having a fantastic year. He puts in the work on the ice, off the ice.�He�s as dialed in as it gets. It ain�t stopping now, so buckle up.�Defenseman Joe Morrow recorded his first goal of the season and added an assist for Winnipeg.Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves for the Jets, who opened a three-game homestand. Winnipeg has at least a point in its past nine home games (8-0-1).Mika Zibanejad scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich had a goal for the Rangers. Mats Zuccarello added two assists and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 32 shots for the Rangers, who started a four-game road trip.�I always say it�s nice to see the bounces go in, but we didn�t win today so it doesn�t really matter,� Zibanejad said of notching his 24th and 25th goals of the season.Scheifele and linemate Blake Wheeler are tied for the team lead in points at 68.�Playing with two unbelievable players so I�m pretty lucky Torey Krug Jersey ,� Scheifele said. �On any given night we try to do everything for each other. That one guy gets rewarded.�If it�s a guy driving the net or taking a hit or blocking a shot or having a good stick, that�s what we do for each other all over the ice. I was lucky tonight to get two.�The game was tied 2-2 heading into the third period before Zibanejad�s second goal of the game at 57 seconds.Winnipeg responded with goals from Morrow and Copp 1:58 apart to take a 4-3 lead.Lundqvist was disappointed the Rangers� comeback effort didn�t pay off.�I feel like, even myself, I battle in this game to try to make the right things and get rewarded, but the result is the same,� Lundqvist said. �And it�s very disappointing for us as a group, but even for me personally.�The Jets had built a 2-0 lead in the first period on two goals by Scheifele.The Rangers delivered their own pair of goals in the second period, striking early with Zibanejad�s first goal at 38 seconds when the puck went off a post and in.Buchnevich tied it 2-2 with 17 seconds remaining on a New York power play, redirecting a shot by Ryan Strome at 19:19.The Jets took another penalty with 18 seconds remaining in the period and the Rangers capitalized early in the third.Zibanejad scored 57 seconds into the third after he shot the puck and it bounced off two Winnipeg defenders and into the net for the 3-2 lead.�I think it�s a good sign we battled back Womens Tuukka Rask Jersey ,� Rangers head coach David Quinn said. �We turned the switch on which isn�t easy to do when you play that poorly in the first to come out the way we did in the second and third.�NOTES: Zibanejad has 21 points (13 goals, eight assists) in his past 13 games. Zuccarello has 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in his past 12 games.UP NEXTRangers: At Buffalo on Friday.Jets: Host Colorado on Thursday.