San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers

The San Jose Sharks is one of the teams that ended the season playing really good. They had one of the best records towards the end. That reflected the result of the first round in the playoffs against Nashville, a series that many thought the Predators would win.Currently they are 2-0 against the Oilers and they expect to continue with the winning record in the next game that hopefully gives them the advantage to try and sweep this series and go to the conference finals.San Jose didn’t have a regular season that many expected and they barely made it to the playoffs. But here they are proving to everybody they can beat any team in the NHL and they are going for the Stanley Cup no matter what and the best part is that they have the talent and the discipline to achieve that.Recent Transactions4/18 Recalled G Nolan Schaefer from Cleveland of the AHL. 4/11Recalled F Ryane Clowe and F Tomas Plihal from Cleveland of the AHL. 4/10Recalled RW Ryane Clowe and LW Tomas Plihal from Cleveland of the AHL. 4/8Signed RW Devin Setoguchi.Much was expected from Edmonton at the beginning of the season; they had a hard time getting to the playoffs but they did. Not with the best record but they were in managing to get pass the first round against the Red Wings a team that was the favorite to win this series. As a matter of fact most sports books lines had them as favorites but they just couldn’t make it against the Oilers.Edmonton is now facing the San Jose Sharks a very physical team that won’t give any room for error and a team that’s playing really good. The series is currently 2-0 in favor to the Sharks and the Oilers needs to avoid going 0-3 because it will be their end if that happens."I really feel like home-ice advantage is going to be a big advantage in a series like this, one that has been as physical as this one's been," he said. "The hometown fans get behind (the players) and provide a lot of energy and a lot of adrenalin for the players to finish their checks. There's no doubt in my mind we'll bounce back tomorrow." –Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish.Recent Transactions5/1 Signed C Tyler Spurgeon to a three-year contract. 3/29 Recalled Brad Winchester from Hamilton of the AHL. 3/13 Recalled Marc-Antoine Pouliot from Hamilton of the AHL. 3/9 Acquired F Sergei Samsonov from Boston for Marty Reasoner, Yan Stastny and a 2006 second-round draft pick. 3/8 Placed G Mike Morrison on waivers.