Torrey Mitchell
NHL: Sharks score with a vengeance in 7-0 blowout of Oilers
Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each scored two goals, and the host San Jose Sharks rebounded from back-to-back shutouts in emphatic fashion, beating the Edmonton Oilers 7-0 on Tuesday night to tie their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
After being throttled by the younger and faster Oilers the previous two games, the Sharks went back to the successful formula that carried them to the Stanley Cup Final a year ago.
Pavelski scored on a pair of deflections, including one just 15 seconds into the game for the fastest playoff goal in team history, and the previously dormant power play scored four times. Now the Sharks will try to carry that over into Game 5 in...
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