"It's a pretty special place and a wonderful environment come playoff time in Edmonton", said Wayne Gretzky.
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scored his first career National Hockey League playoff goal in his team's to a 2-0 first-round Game 2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday. The Edmonton Oilers are a awful draw for the embattled Sharks. By the end of the second period, fans were chanting, "Kass-i-an!"
"I thought some of our best players were our young guys tonight", said Sharks coach Peter DeBoer.
"The other night we get the game get away from us a little bit, we weren't doing the little things that made the difference". My linemates played well.
"I think it'll be awesome to be here for the first time in 11 years, " said Badger decked out in his McDavid jersey.
"I can't say enough good things about the penalty kill tonight", said Talbot. "It was his show tonight". Cam Talbot made 41 saves for the Oilers, while Sharks goalie Martin Jones stopped 17 shots, majority in the first period. The Oilers missed the playoffs in each of the last 10 years.
After jumping ahead to a 2-0 lead, the Sharks adjusted and ran the Oilers out of their own building for the remainder of the game, out-chancing the home team 29-10, including 15-4 from the inner slot.
Doors at the arena will open at 7 p.m. Tickets for this event will go on sale Thursday, April 13 at 2 p.m. on the Edmonton Oilers website.
If the Oilers want to leave victorious and tie this series up, they will have to put on tremendous pressure and get shots on net.
Tottenham fans in awe of Dele Alli's stunning strike against Watford
Spurs swept Watford aside at White Hart Lane this afternoon, courtesy of a 4-0 scoreline, to maintain their unbeaten home record. An attack which has missed Kane for the better part of a month continues to score and win games when needed.
Martin Jones finished with 34 saves for the Sharks. "We'll start in ours and work our way out". "We got what we probably deserved out there".
Game 3 is Sunday night in San Jose.
A lot was made of the disparity in playoff experience between the Sharks and the Edmonton Oilers before their opening round series began.
McDavid said the Oilers were able to settle down after first-game jitters.
Parise redeemed himself by scoring the tying goal with 22 seconds left, finally solving Allen and sending this game to OT.
"We really locked it down once we got that first goal".
San Jose scored on the power play 1:43 into the second period when Joel Ward slammed in a goal mouth pass. He swiped at the puck with this stick, giving it to Oilers Mark Letestu. Up 1-0 in the series against Los Angeles in 2016, the Sharks won another hard-hitting one-goal game against the Kings in Game 2 at Staples Center to head home in total command.
Kassian lead the charge, destroying San Jose players at every opportunity.
Joe Thornton is again a game-time decision for the Sharks. 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. The Oilers turned it off after the first period, scoring 0 goals and firing just nine shots in the second, third and overtime periods combined. However, the Oilers' coach, Todd McLellan, has plenty of postseason experience.
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