Cam Talbot earns second straight shutout, Oilers beat Sharks for 2-1 series lead
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose prepared for Oilers star Connor McDavid. Now they need to figure out how to stop Zack Kassian.
Zack Kassian scored the only goal and Cam Talbot made 23 saves for his second straight shutout as Edmonton downed the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Sunday in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarter-final series.
Kassian intercepted a weak clearing attempt by Sharks defenceman Dave Schlemko, then slid a backhand shot past goalie Martin Jones to break a scoreless tie at 10:45 of the third period.
“You can’t say enough about him right now,” Talbot said of Kassian. “He’s playing at a new level. I think he’s picked up his game. That’s what we need in the playoffs. Your top guys get marked pretty hard. We need secondary scoring and he’s giving it to us right now.”