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SAN JOSE – When offenses are struggling to produce, attention naturally turns towards the superstars. Edmonton’s attack plainly relied on 100-point scorer Connor McDavid during the regular season, while the Sharks counted on Norris Trophy favorite and leading scorer Brent Burns to dent the scoreboard. Through the first three games of the Sharks-Oilers first round series, though, neither has done a whole lot. McDavid has been held to one shorthanded goal and a secondary assist on the power play, and has just six shots, while Burns has been kept from the scoresheet completely.  There have been just eight total goals, with Edmonton, which leads the series two games to one, getting five of them. Continue to Article

April 17, 2017 2:27:am EST

Connor McDavid carried the Edmonton Oilers back to the playoffs after a decade-long drought. Kassian scored midway through the third period for his second straight game-winner, Talbot made 23 saves in his second consecutive shutout and the Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 Sunday night in Game 3 of their first-round series. ''You can't say enough about him right now,'' Talbot said of Kassian. Continue to Article

April 17, 2017 1:31:am EST

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton is back in the lineup after missing the first two games of the playoffs with a left knee injury. Thornton is in his usual role as the top-line center for San Jose against Edmonton on Sunday Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 10:04:pm EST

For a moment on Friday, as Zack Kassian created scoring chances and threw hits and killed penalties, it was possible to forget how tumultuous his professional career has been, and remember only the incredible potential that led to him being the 13th overall pick in the 2009 Draft. It never really worked out that way, and by the time he joined the Edmonton Oilers (his fourth NHL organization) that early potential had been largely forgotten. Kassian’s arrival in Edmonton came by way of the Montreal Canadiens. Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 1:32:pm EST

MONTREAL, QC – APRIL 12: Rick Nash #61 of the New York Rangers skates against the Montreal Canadiens in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre on April 12, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 1:14:pm EST