Coming into Game 1 from Rogers Place Wednesday, Eberle had accumulated 165 goals and 382 points in 507 regular season games. In his postseason debut, the longest-tenured Oiler recorded an assist on the team’s first playoff goal in almost 11 years. He notched a helper on Oscar Klefbom’s first-period tally.
Despite a rather disappointing season, where he finished with just 20 goals and 51 points in 82 games, Eberle bounced back toward the end. He finished with six points in his last four games and started to get his edge back. Eberle scored a hat-trick in the team’s season finale victory over Vancouver.