5-2 OILERS FINAL
Edmonton handled San Jose with the kind of late‑season professionalism you expect from a team tuning up for real stakes, closing out a 5–2 win built on tempo, structure, and Connor McDavid’s refusal to take a night off. His hat trick wasn’t just padding — it was a reminder that when he decides to tilt the ice, the game bends with him.
Edmonton controlled the puck, controlled the pace, and controlled the emotional temperature of a matchup that could have easily drifted into sloppiness. Instead, they treated it like a job: show up, take care of business, leave no oxygen for an upset.
The quiet story of the night was Tristan Jarry stepping in for the third period and locking the door. San Jose pushed in the only way a team that far down the standings can push — loose, desperate, nothing to lose — and Jarry erased it all. No rebounds, no chaos, no invitation for the Sharks to make it interesting.
It was the kind of calm, late‑game goaltending that good teams rely on and great teams expect. Edmonton didn’t need heroics; they needed stability. Jarry gave them exactly that, and the Oilers skated out with two points and zero drama — the ideal road result in April.
GAME TIME
Goaltenders
Jarry, Oilers | Nedeljkovick, Sharks
SCORING
1st Period
Macklin Celebrini (42) PPG SJS D. Orlov (32), W. Smith (33)
Connor McDavid (45) PPG EDM E. Bouchard (69), V. Podkolzin (18)
Vasily Podkolzin (19) EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins (36), C. McDavid (85)
2nd Period
Jack Roslovic (21) PPG EDM C. McDavid (86)
Kiefer Sherwood (23) SJS A. Wennberg (36), W. Eklund (35)
Connor McDavid (46) EDM E. Bouchard (70), M. Ekholm (35)
Connor McDavid (47) EDM J. Roslovic (15)
3rd Period
No Scoring
SCORE 5-2 OILERS FINAL 
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