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Oilers Fall 6-3 Against San Jose - Game Recap
The Oilers came up short Tuesday against the Sharks, falling 6-3.
San Jose was favored by -129 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
San Jose got goals from Brent Burns, Tomas Hertl, Evander Kane, Barclay Goodrow, Patrick Marleau, and Timo Meier in the victory. Burns opened the scoring at 4:01 of the first period.
Martin Jones turned in a 21-save effort for the Sharks.
Zack Kassian, Leon Draisaitl, and Sam Gagner scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Martin Jones.
Mike Smith stopped 19 of 25 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
San Jose scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 25-24.
Next game, San Jose takes its act on the road to face Anaheim looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head home to face Colorado.