The Sharks generated 13 shots on goal on the power play in six opportunities, including Joel Ward's early second period goal.
Milan Lucic and Oscar Klefbom scored for the Oilers before 18,347 fans at sold-out Rogers Place. The San Jose Sharks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2.
Edmonton centre 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.
The San Jose Sharks competed in their first-ever Stanley Cup Finals last season, while the Oilers were sitting at home in Edmonton in yet another playoff absence. Nick Bonino and Bryan Rust also scored, and Evgeni Malkin assisted on Rust and Kessel's goals in his first game back after missing the final three weeks of the regular season because of an upper-body injury. Sharks C Logan Couture had been out since taking a puck to the face March 25 in Nashville, but was good to go for Game 1.
McDavid's goal came at the 10:31 mark of the third period, as he picked up loose puck in his own end, streaked up the wall and beat Jones for his first career playoff goal.
Lucic made it 2-0 with less than three minutes to go in the period on the power play. Letestu promptly passed it to a streaking Kassian, who barreled in alone and fired a wrist shot low past Jones' blocker. He finished first among defensemen in goals and points, first among all players in shots and was ninth among all in points.
The Sharks continued to control the play in the extra period.
Hindustani vocalist Kishori Amonkar no more
Amonkar lost her voice for two years in the late 1950s for unknown reasons. "Film music has now become only rhythmic noise". Artistes like her come once in centuries, and her music will be remembered by generations to come.
Brent Burns - The San Jose defenceman was a one-man gang on Wednesday, playing nearly 28 minutes and taking 18 shot attempts. San Jose was 1 for 6 with the man advantage while Edmonton was 1 for 3.
Joonas Donskoi collected a puck behind the Oilers; net that had been rimmed around the boards by Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
So, of course the Oilers' first playoff series of the McLellan Era would feature the San Jose Sharks as the opposition. The second line, centered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, got hot in the last 10 games of the regular season and if there's any sort of carryover, all of a sudden the Sharks get into a serious matchup problem.
"The only word that comes to mind about the San Jose Sharks the last two months is hibernation", said former Shark Bret Hedican on NBC Sports after the game.
There was an added bonus for one couple who came to watch the Edmonton Oilers in their first National Hockey League playoff game in 11 years on Wednesday night. - The Sharks can't get discouraged if things don't go as planned in Edmonton. After a nice start the Sharks taught the Oilers a harsh lesson about how tough the playoffs are.
"We've got to find a way with the group we do have". "The guys who kill (the penalties) are wasting a lot of energy and the guys who aren't are sitting on the bench".
"We gained some momentum". We're going to continue to try and improve from night to night, you have to do that in the playoffs. "We're just really stoked to be here, part of this playoff run". We have a deep team. The Oilers just have to keep the puck in the zone, make smart plays and get bodies in front.
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