Any team that faces the Edmonton Oilers knows that the key to beating that team is to shut down their cornerstone player: Connor McDavid. If you can do that, your chances against a very top-heavy Edmonton team are excellent. Unfortunately, shutting down Connor McDavid is much easier said than done.
The Sharks got off to a hot start, when less than a minute into the game, Joe Pavelski was able to win the Sharks’ first offensive zone faceoff of the game back to Brent Burns at the right point.