After the Sharks scored the first goal of the game, it was practically all Connor McDavid and the Oilers in this one, as the Sharks lose 5-2 in their next-to-last home game of the season.
The Sharks got the start they were looking for, scoring the first goal of the game early in the opening period on the power play via Macklin Celebrini for his 42nd goal of the season, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Will Smith. The Oilers followed that up a few minutes later on a power play goal from Connor McDavid to even the game at one. Late in the first period, the Oilers went ahead on their second power play goal of the night, this time from Vasily Podkolzin.
San Jose and Edmonton traded goals early in the second period, starting with Jack Roslovic scoring the Oilers’ third straight power play goal of the contest to extend their lead to two. About a minute after, Kiefer Sherwood deflected a shot by Alex Wennberg for his 23rd goal of the season to lessen the Sharks’ deficit to one. William Eklund factored in on this second Sharks goal as well with an assist. The Oilers followed that up with Connor McDavid’s second goal of the game about another minute later to restore their two-goal lead. Soon after, Tyler Toffoli made a fantastic save with his stick on a shot by Matt Savoie that Alex Nedeljkovic got a piece of and nearly trickled into the net. Later in the middle frame, Connor McDavid scored his third goal of the game to earn the hat trick and make it a three-goal game, with this one finding the back of the net after deflecting off of Dmitry Orlov’s stick and going between the legs of Alex Nedeljkovic. McDavid has also factored in on all five Oilers goals in this contest.
Alex Nedeljkovic made his second consecutive start in the crease for Team Teal, recording 21 saves on 26 shots against. In addition, John Klingberg and Adam Gaudette re-entered the Sharks lineup tonight against the Oilers, while Shakir Mukhamadullin and Ty Dellandrea were healthy scratches. Prior to this game, Laurent Brossoit was named the Sharks' nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy this year.
Overall, despite scoring first, the Sharks could not stay out of the penalty box, manage the puck well, and contain Connor McDavid and this Oilers offense tonight. On a more positive note, Macklin Celebrini now has sole possession of the third-most points in a season by a teenager in NHL history with 108, trailing only Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky. The Sharks’ second line of William Eklund, Alex Wennberg, and Kiefer Sherwood had a decent outing tonight as well. However, with this loss to the Oilers tonight, the Sharks’ playoff hopes this season took another blow, falling to below ten percent as of now. Team Teal is back in action tomorrow night, traveling to Anaheim to face the Ducks for one last time this regular season at 7 pm PT.
Sources: TNT, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka via X, Locked On Sharks
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