It was indeed a night of firsts (and one second) for the Sharks Tuesday night at Edmonton. San Jose had a magnificent first period, establishing a team record with six road goals in one period. And thanks to a 6-3 win over the Oilers, the Sharks won consecutive games on the Alberta road swing to Calgary and Edmonton for just the second time in the franchise's 20-year-plus existence.
What I noticed....
....The Sharks have won their first two games of the 2013 season by essentially dominating over one period. It turned out to be the second at Calgary, and the opening 20 minutes at Rexall Place Tuesday. And what a period it was: San Jose scored three times on the power play and one more a few seconds after another delayed Edmonton infraction. And it was another productive night...
...For Patrick Marleau, who as is the usual case was ridiculed, this time by Calgary sports talk radio guys. But Marleau is off to a quick start with two goals each in the first two games. After tallying twice right in front of the net at Calgary, Marleau scored his Edmonton goals from the slot after receiving two gorgeous feeds from Joe Thornton, the first from behind the net, the second from the corner. It's early, but the first line of Thornton centering Marleau and Joe Pavleski is clicking. Marleau's four goals in two periods took some of the luster off...
...Teammates Thornton and Logan Couture, who were all over the Oilers during the first-period frenzy. Couture scored two goals and Thornton assisted on three of San Jose's six goals in the period. When Marc-Edouard Vlasic beat humbled Edmonton goalie Devin Dubnyk from the point in the final minute, the Oilers' fans booed at no one in particular (though perhaps the ineffective Dubnyk got the brunt of the hate, and he didn't return to the ice for period two. After such a lackluster first period in Calgary...
...The Sharks did just about everything right at the start against Edmonton, which pleased Coach Todd McLellan. They quickly capitalized on Oilers' penalties that set up a 5-on-3, scoring twice on both power plays. They answered an Edmonton power play goal in just 1 1/2 minutes by scoring again that re-established a two-goal advantage that the Oilers never recovered from. Even...
... fourth-line forward James Sheppard made a glorious return to Hockey after missing the last two seasons since having shattered his knee from an ATV accident two years earlier. But the main theme so far is...
...San Jose didn't play particularly great in Alberta save for the second period against the Flames and the first in Edmonton. And with the next six games in HP Pavilion, the Sharks aren't going to get too caught up in style and perception. A 2-0 start, no matter how you get there, is a good sign for this team.
What I noticed....
....The Sharks have won their first two games of the 2013 season by essentially dominating over one period. It turned out to be the second at Calgary, and the opening 20 minutes at Rexall Place Tuesday. And what a period it was: San Jose scored three times on the power play and one more a few seconds after another delayed Edmonton infraction. And it was another productive night...
...For Patrick Marleau, who as is the usual case was ridiculed, this time by Calgary sports talk radio guys. But Marleau is off to a quick start with two goals each in the first two games. After tallying twice right in front of the net at Calgary, Marleau scored his Edmonton goals from the slot after receiving two gorgeous feeds from Joe Thornton, the first from behind the net, the second from the corner. It's early, but the first line of Thornton centering Marleau and Joe Pavleski is clicking. Marleau's four goals in two periods took some of the luster off...
...Teammates Thornton and Logan Couture, who were all over the Oilers during the first-period frenzy. Couture scored two goals and Thornton assisted on three of San Jose's six goals in the period. When Marc-Edouard Vlasic beat humbled Edmonton goalie Devin Dubnyk from the point in the final minute, the Oilers' fans booed at no one in particular (though perhaps the ineffective Dubnyk got the brunt of the hate, and he didn't return to the ice for period two. After such a lackluster first period in Calgary...
...The Sharks did just about everything right at the start against Edmonton, which pleased Coach Todd McLellan. They quickly capitalized on Oilers' penalties that set up a 5-on-3, scoring twice on both power plays. They answered an Edmonton power play goal in just 1 1/2 minutes by scoring again that re-established a two-goal advantage that the Oilers never recovered from. Even...
... fourth-line forward James Sheppard made a glorious return to Hockey after missing the last two seasons since having shattered his knee from an ATV accident two years earlier. But the main theme so far is...
...San Jose didn't play particularly great in Alberta save for the second period against the Flames and the first in Edmonton. And with the next six games in HP Pavilion, the Sharks aren't going to get too caught up in style and perception. A 2-0 start, no matter how you get there, is a good sign for this team.
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