Edmonton will get the chance to even their Western Conference first-round series when it hosts the San Jose Sharks for Game 2 on Friday.
But he said Wednesday's win makes it easier to not rush him back into the lineup prematurely. "I got a little space and (Joe Pavelski) saw me in the middle". It was a half-breakaway.
"We're just focused on our game and what we need to do", Lucic said.
McDavid, the NHL's regular season points champ, got one assist on a power play in Game 1.
Edmonton outshot the Sharks 36-16 and outhit them 41-21.
"He was unbelievable", said captain Connor McDavid of Kassian. They are a young team and were nervous on Wednesday night, the Great One said.
The onus is on them now, especially in the defensive and neutral zones, to compete as hard as the their opponent did in game one.
"You put a unsafe power play like them out there, and obviously they're going to get chances and create momentum", Eberle said. The Oilers missed the playoffs in each of the last 10 years.
"I felt like we controlled the play most of the second and third periods, so they took more penalties because we had the puck and they were chasing us", Logan Couture said. Before being hired by Edmonton in May 2015, McLellan coached the San Jose for seven seasons and reached the playoffs in six.
It was obvious the Oilers wanted continue the physical play they displayed at times in Game 1.
"We were confident we could go out and turn things around (after the first period)", said Couture.
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Edmonton became the third team in National Hockey League history to win a playoff game by scoring exclusively shorthanded goals.
"(But) you're not going to win killing 12 minutes a night no matter how good your penalty kill is. The Oilers are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 22.9 percent of their power play opportunities.
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.
Jones dropped to 15-11 all-time in the playoffs, allowing two goals on 34 shots.
The Oilers were credited with 40 hits to just 21 for San Jose, a stat that's even more telling considering Edmonton had the edge in shots, too.
San Jose tied the game just over five minutes into the third period when Martin jumped on a rebound off a Tomas Hertl wraparound shot and put the puck in.
Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer said that his team's performance to start the playoffs is far more indicative of his squad than the one that stumbled down the stretch, losing nine of their final 13 games in the regular season.
Jordan Eberle picked up an assist on the first goal of the game.
"We came here and got a split".
"Whether you get a team hemmed in for 10 minutes or not and you don't score or you do score you've got to be prepared to do it again the next shift", said Pavelski. "We will be better next time". "That's the thing that we're going to have to work on with this group is just letting that go".
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