SAN JOSE — The Sharks’ 1-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at SAP Center on Sunday wasn’t decided by special teams, at least not to the extent that Game 2 was back in Edmonton.
But when the Sharks do get power play chances for the rest of the series, however long it lasts, can it at least become a legitimate threat?
Twenty-two of the 23 Sharks’ shots on net in Game 3 came 5 on 5, as they failed to really test Oilers goalie Cam Talbot on two tries with the man advantage. Their first power play chance was cut short after Joel Ward was called for tripping in the second period, and the second came and went with barely a peep.