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National Hockey League
San Jose 3, Edmonton 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 4, 2019
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18347

Brent Burns collected a goal and an assist to reach the 80-point mark in a season for the first time in his career and pace the visiting San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Burns is just the sixth player in NHL history and second defenseman to record his first 80-point season at the age of 34 or older.

Goalie Aaron Dell made 26 saves for the Sharks (45-27-9, 99 points), who went into the night with just one win in 10 games.

San Jose will face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday to close out the regular season before having home-ice advantage in a series with the Vegas Golden Knights to kick off the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Gustav Nyquist's goal with 1:12 remaining in the second period broke a 2-2 deadlock and held up as the winner. Nyquist was parked in front of the net and deflected a Burns point shot for his 21st goal of the season.

Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl scored twice to give him 49 on the season. The Oilers (34-38-9, 77 points), who will miss the playoffs for the 12th time in 13 seasons, finish the season Saturday in Calgary.

Draisaitl opened the scoring with a beautiful short-handed goal 2:03 into the affair, but the Sharks regrouped with a pair of first-period goals 72 seconds apart to take a 2-1 lead.

First, Joe Thornton set up Marcus Sorensen at the 8:52 mark. Thornton's assist was the 1,064th of his career, which moved him ahead of Steve Yzerman for eighth spot on the NHL's all-time list.

Then Burns scored his 15th goal of the season. Off a won faceoff, Burns worked from his point position to the right dot and wired a top-corner wrist shot.

Draisaitl netted his second of the game early in the second period, finishing a pretty three-way passing play that included Connor McDavid and Matt Benning, but the hosts couldn't build on it.

Edmonton goalie Anthony Stolarz made 24 saves in the loss.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   Edmonton
Brent Burns 2 Points Leon Draisaitl 2
Brent Burns 1 Goals Leon Draisaitl 2
Brent Burns 1 Assists Matt Benning 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Leon Draisaitl 1
Aaron Dell .929 Save Percentage Anthony Stolarz .889
Aaron Dell 26 Saves Anthony Stolarz 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 27 3 0-2 3-3 10 36
Edmonton 28 2 0-3 2-2 6 26
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Oilers have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .413 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Sharks have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .514 after a loss.