In what has become a common refrain this short season, San Jose controlled play for most of the game, but didn’t quite convert shot advantage into goal advantage. Timo Meier scored twice, including the overtime winner, and even had a third marker wiped off the board because he was offside. Erik Karlsson’s stretch pass to Logan Couture became the primary assist to Meier’s first goal — signs the heaven-high ceiling of the all-world defender is starting to shine through.
Though somewhat maligned to start the year, Erik Karlsson has done all season what Erik Karlsson does best: ensure: his team out-shoots and out-chances the other team while feathering 70-foot passes to teammates’ tape.