San Jose had participated in more than 100 playoff games since Edmonton had played its last, and for 12 Oilers, it was their first foray into the Stanley Cup.
A raucous sellout crowd rocked Rogers Place, but went home disappointed when the San Jose Sharks beat the Oilers, 3-2, on an overtime goal by Melker Karlsson. "We really locked it down once we got that first goal". "I think it's exciting for them to get that opportunity". It was a half-breakaway.
That's a big reason why they're trailing 1-0 in the series. "We got what we probably deserved out there". Edmonton slowed San Jose's offense, allowing just 16 shots on goal while peppering Jones with 36 shots on goal. Oscar Klefbom scored for the Oilers just under seven minutes into the period and that lit a fire under the Oilers that would last until well into the second period.
Edmonton center Connor McDavid, the NHL's leading scorer in the regular season, had one assist in his playoff debut to extend his points streak to 15 games. It'll be the first playoff game for guys like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle.
"Our fans have proven time and again that they're the best in the league and we expected no less from Wednesday's game". Whether they can be ready for the opener Wednesday night remains unknown. "They played well tonight". "It was a nice pass by (Mark Lestestu), I saw the hole and shot and it went in".
There's also the fact that San Jose is seriously banged up right now, with key players such as Joe Thornton and Logan Couture on the mend.
The Sharks had more than three power plays just three times in their final 14 games of the season.
The teams were headed in opposite directions coming into the playoffs. Vlasic is San Jose's best shut down defenseman, and his efforts will certainly swing the series in the Sharks' favor. If you are still not convinced about Fubo TV then try out their 7-day trial free, so you can watch Sharks vs Oilers Game 2 Stream Online.
"It's not completely healed", Couture said after Monday's skate.
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The Penguins built a 3-0 lead in the second period with goals from Bryan Rust, Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino.
It's the day Edmonton Oilers' fans have waited 11 years for - the team is back in the post-season.
Letestu promptly passed it to a streaking Kassian, who barreled in alone and fired a wrist shot low past the blocker of goalie Martin Jones.
The Sharks' power play, ranked 25th in the regular season at 16.7 percent, was otherwise ineffective. Hansen gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead 61 seconds into the game. Couture damaged his mouth and required some massive dental work after he took a redirected slapshot to the mouth three weeks ago.
"We've got to stay out of the (penalty) box".
"You're talking about guys, they've seen that before", DeBoer said.
"We had a tough time generating some momentum after that".
Two of those losses came against the Oilers, including on Thursday night when the Sharks blew a 2-1 lead after two periods to fall 4-2.
"We want to continue - and we will continue to - play physical", said McLellan. "They didn't look anything like the team that we've seen in the last two months tonight, but they looked like the team that went to the Stanley Cup Final a year ago". "They did a good job". If you can get on him early, good gap in the neutral zone will be huge. Please support our efforts.
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