The San Jose Sharks were all smiles on Tuesday night, and rightfully so, as the club earned a commanding 7-0 victory and squared its series with the Edmonton Oilers.
The game was the Sharks' most lopsided playoff victory in franchise history, while the loss was also the most lopsided by the Oilers in their history.
It all seems like good news for the Sharks, but their past success rate following seven-goal games in the playoffs doesn't bode well.
San Jose has hit the seven-goal mark on two other occasions during the postseason. The first was on April 30, 1999 against the Colorado Avalanche, when the Sharks won 7-3. The second game was in 2014 against the Los Angeles Kings, when they earned a 7-2 win in Game 2.
Despite those strong performances, the Sharks would go on to lose both series, the latter of which saw the Sharks win the first three games, only to lose four straight to Los Angeles.
This series is now a best of three, and the Sharks will now have to exorcise some bizarre demons in order to advance to Round 2.
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