Dany Heatley was the villain when the night started, but Patrick Marleau broke the hearts of the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.

Joe Pavelski scored the shootout winner and Marleau had a hat trick and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks downed the Oilers 5-4. Ryan Clowe also scored for the Sharks (17-6-4), who have won three of four and lead the league with 38 points.

"There were a lot of turnovers each way and we were able to capitalize on some bounces," said Marleau, adding his line is clicking right now.

"Dany always seems to draw a couple of guys to him to create some room and (Joe Thornton) always finds a way to get the pucks through. It's always fun to be on the receiving end of those passes."

San Jose responded nicely after being embarrassed 7-2 at home to Chicago on Wednesday.

"We didn't play too well until we were down by two goals and then we found some urgency to our game," said Thornton. "It was important to bounce back after that last game. We still feel we need to play better, but that was an important win for us tonight."

Ryan Potulny had two goals and Dustin Penner and Gilbert Brule also responded for the Oilers (10-12-4), who have lost two in a row and have just four wins in their last 17 games.

"There is no way we should have lost this hockey game," said Oilers head coach Pat Quinn. "We did some really good things but what has been our problem here from day one is we don't cover well against our net. We have a group that stares at the puck and doesn't recognize danger."

Heatley played his first game in Edmonton since spurning a trade to the Oilers last summer that would have seen him dealt from Ottawa for Penner, Andrew Cogliano and Ladislav Smid.

Booed throughout the contest, Heatley recorded an assist on Marleau's first-period goal.

"They booed a little bit, but it wasn't too bad," he said. "I'm kind of glad to get this all over with. There was a lot of hype. I'm glad to get the two points and get out of here."

Elsewhere in the NHL it was: Calgary 3 Detroit 0; Toronto 6 Florida 4; New Jersey 2 Boston 1 (SO), Anaheim 3 Chicago 0; Minnesota 5 Colorado 3; N.Y. Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 2; Buffalo 4 Philadelphia 2; Atlanta 6 Carolina 4; Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Rangers 1; St. Louis 3 Nashville 1; and Phoenix 5 Dallas 2.

At Edmonton, tied 3-3 late in the third, the Oilers went ahead with five minutes left as Smid circled deep in the San Jose zone before sending a pass to Potulny in front for his second of the night.

The game looked to be over when the Oilers went to the power play with less than two minutes left. But they lost control of the puck off a faceoff in their own zone and Marleau pounced to score his third of the night with just 1:26 left to tie the game 4-4.

The Oilers got some bad news before the game as the team announced that forward Ales Hemsky requires season-ending shoulder surgery. Hemsky is second in team scoring with 22 points in 22 games.

The Sharks drew first blood five minutes in as Thornton sent a pass from behind the net to Marleau, who beat Oilers starter Jeff Deslauriers cleanly for his 15th goal of the season.

The Oilers tied the game 1-1 midway through the second period as Potulny stripped a puck form Thornton and went in on a breakaway, stuffing a backhand shot through Nabokov's legs.

Edmonton took the lead just two minutes into the third as Brule made a nice move to gain the zone and fired a bullet on Nabokov with Penner trailing on the play to chip home the rebound.

The Oilers made it 3-1 just two minutes later as the scoring roles were reversed with Penner dishing a puck from behind the net to Brule, who deposited his seventh of the season.

But just two minutes after that, the Sharks made it a one-goal game again as Thornton sent a puck through the crease to Marleau, who buried his second of the night.

The Sharks were able to tie the game 3-3 with an extra attacker on for a delayed Oiler penalty. Ryane Clowe spun around in front of the net and slipped in a shot that had Deslauriers going the other way.

The Oilers start a six-game road trip in Vancouver on Saturday night. The Sharks follow them into Vancouver to play the Canucks on Sunday.

Flames 3 Red Wings 0

At Detroit, Miikka Kiprusoff made 40 saves for his second shutout of the season and 32nd overall, leading the Calgary Flames to a victory over the slumping Red Wings.

Detroit hasn't scored in 153 minutes, 22 seconds. The Red Wings have been shut out in consecutive games for the first time since December 2001 and the first time at home since 1977. On Wednesday night, they lost 2-0 to Atlanta.

Maple Leafs 6 Panthers 4

At Sunrise, Fla., Niklas Hagman and Phil Kessel each scored two goals, and Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and an assist for Toronto.

Matt Stajan added an empty-netter with four seconds remaining, and Jonas Gustavsson stopped 26 shots.

Devils 2 Bruins 1

At Boston, Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise scored shootout goals to make goalie Martin Brodeur a winner on the day he became the NHL's career minutes leader New Jersey's win over the Bruins.

Ducks 3 Blackhawks 0

At Anaheim, Calif., Teemu Selanne scored twice on the power play, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere had his first shutout of the season to help the Ducks end Chicago's winning streak at eight games - one short of tying the franchise record.

Wild 5 Avalanche 3

At St. Paul, Minn., Chuck Kobasew had his second career three-goal game, and Andrew Brunette scored the winner for the Wild on a third-period power play.

Islanders 3 Penguins 2

At Uniondale, N.Y., John Tavares scored off a rebound with 6:12 left to give New York a comeback victory over Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh.

Sabres 4 Flyers 2

At Philadelphia, Tim Connolly scored twice in the third period and had two assists to help Buffalo end a four-game losing streak.

Thrashers 6 Hurricanes 4

At Raleigh, N.C., Rich Peverly scored the fourth of Atlanta's five third-period goals with 6:03 remaining to help the Thrashers rally.

Lightning 5 Rangers 1

At Tampa, Fla., Kurtis Foster had two goals, Steven Stamkos added his team-high 16th and the Lightning spoiled New York coach John Tortorella's first game against his former team.

Blues 3 Predators 1

At Nashville, Tenn., Chris Mason made 37 saves, and Brad Boyes, David Backes and Paul Kariya scored for St. Louis.

Coyotes 5 Stars 2

At Glendale, Ariz., Lauri Korpikoski scored his first two goals of the season and Robert Lang, Adrian Aucoin and Zbynek Michalek also scored for Phoenix.