Edmonton Oilers head to San Jose with chance to knock Sharks out of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON — The young Edmonton Oilers, already on a steep learning curve in the NHL post-season, now face their biggest challenge yet — knocking the defending Western Conference champions out of the playoffs.
“It’s our first chance as a group to experience this,” Oilers centre Mark Letestu told reporters Friday before the team boarded a flight to San Jose for a Saturday night matchup against the Sharks.
“We’re going to have to play our best game of the series, there’s no doubt.”
The Oilers pushed the Sharks to the brink of elimination Thursday in the Western Conference quarter-final, rallying from a two-goal deficit to beat San Jose 4-3 and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.