The Oilers were outshot 44-19.
They lost 3-2 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarter-final.
"I thought I came up with some big saves at timely points when I needed them but for the most part, the guys in front of me locked it down", said Talbot.
Edmonton took the last three head-to-head matchups against the Sharks, taking the season series 3-2. Couture worked on the top line and the top power-play unit, while Thornton had less time on the ice with the extra forwards. That's baffling for two reasons: 1) Edmonton has every advantage by being the home team (granted that only matters when there's been a whistle) and 2) Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer has been at best ambivalent about line matching in his San Jose tenure. The Sharks played exceptionally well, and they deserved to win game one.
Hopes are high after the Sharks made it to the Stanley Cup Finals a year ago.
Playing their first postseason game in 11 years, the Edmonton Oilers rolled out to a two-goal, first period lead.
Nevertheless, the home team was sharp early on.
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The din grew louder when Milan Lucic gobbled up a rebound off a shot by Mark Letestu and blasted it past Jones with 2:53 left in the first period.
This time the Oilers kept their foot on the gas pedal. Joel Ward converted on the Sharks lone Power Play goal (1/6) and Paul Martin netted the equalizer after a herculean forecheck from Thomas Hertl at 5:22 of the 3rd period.
At Rogers Place alone, thousands of fans will be in the building for the team's first playoff game in this arena - while numerous fans paid for tickets to sit in seats, and more than a thousand fans will be watching the game on TV screens in Ford Hall. Players who struggled mightily down the stretch as the Sharks squandered the nine-point lead that they held atop the Pacific Division on March 15 suddenly came to life, as if resuscitated. "His speed quotient with the puck on his stick is higher than anybody else's in the league".
As Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau continue to grow old, this Oilers team will not be an easy first round matchup. But the issue is the depth players have made a minimal impact which was needed towards the end of the season. Gretzky was in attendance at Rogers Place for Wednesday night's series opener against the San Jose Sharks. Though the young center has played well as the regular season ended, he will need to carry the streak into the playoffs. McDavid has been brilliant with Four goals and four assists in fives game against the Sharks. Marleau was already covered, leaving Melker Karlsson all kinds of time and space to beat Cam Talbot with the victor. "I think this year we are going to get even closer and get it". The Oilers took that series 4-2 since then the Oilers playoff history has been nothing.
While the orange crush flooded Rogers Place, fans in matching jerseys streamed into bars and restaurants along Whyte Avenue.
There were plenty of fans at the game who vaguely remember what the 2006 run to the Stanley Cup Finals was all about. The contest rules stated that winners had two business days to claim their prize, but Oilers officials made a decision to give him the money anyway while making the deadline information more prevalent on the raffle tickets and the team's website.
One fellow in the crowd stood gripping a sign.
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