EDMONTON, Alberta -- After a disappointing overtime loss in the opener, the young Edmonton Oilers proved to be quick learners.
Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian scored short-handed goals to help the Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0 Friday night, evening their first-round series at one game apiece.
It was a dominant performance by the Oilers and particularly by Kassian, a fourth-line winger who drove the net effectively and delivered bone-jarring hits on the Sharks' Brenden Dillon and Logan Couture. By the end of the second period, the Rogers Place fans were chanting "Kass-ee-ann!