Edmonton absolutely has to get contributions from outside the McDavid line (and they did in the first period when Lucic fed Oscar Klefbom for the game's first goal), but for most of Wednesday's game it wasn't clear which players other than Zack Kassian were ready to step up. The series is now tied, 1-1.
"It's good because you get one day break and you're back at it again", said Patrick Maroon.
San Jose cut the lead in half 1:43 into the second period on the power play. Unfortunately for them, the Sharks would take control of the game and score two of their own. They had beaten the Sharks twice in the final week.
TSN's Ryan Rishaug joined NIelson & Fraser to help breakdown last night's Game 1 between the Oilers and Sharks.
"I feel like every game is going to be ramped up more and more", said San Jose's Joel Ward.
Nevertheless, the home team was sharp early on.
Letestu promptly passed it to a streaking Kassian, who barreled in alone and fired a wrist shot low past Jones' blocker. While the Sharks were sure-handed and managed the puck well, the Oilers were a mess. Sensing a blowout, the partisan gathering began taunting Jones, but that was the last time the Oilers were heard from.
In a stunning turn of events at Rogers Place, the Oilers roared out to a fairy tale start in their first playoff game since 2006, only to watch short-staffed and beaten up Sharks unleash over 1,000 games of post-season experience in a 3-2 overtime victory.
MONTREAL - Tanner Glass' first-period goal helped NY beat Montreal at Bell Centre in the opener of an Eastern Conference playoff series.
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Tomas Hertl in particular had a strong game, with 7 shots on goal, 2 hits, and a key assist on Paul Martin's tying goal in the third period. Karlsson's winning goal was a bit of bad luck for Edmonton - he was left open when Benoit Pouliot broke a stick.
First off, the Oilers had an outstanding first period. "The game is so late tonight".
Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 80.7 percent of their opponents power plays. The Sharks were also in the lottery that season after missing the playoffs, and picked Meier ninth overall.
The Penguins built a 3-0 lead in the second period with goals from Bryan Rust, Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino.
It was a sad ending on a thrilling night for Edmonton's playoff-starved fans.
The building erupted when the Oilers took the ice, the cheers became deafening when McDavid was introduced.
While the orange crush flooded Rogers Place, fans in matching jerseys streamed into bars and restaurants along Whyte Avenue. The Stanley Cup playoffs have a unusual way of giving role players the chance to become folk heroes. They were ready to celebrate, and for a while, the fans did. The first home game is on Sunday.
One fellow in the crowd stood gripping a sign.
You never know who is going to be the hero on any given night in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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