Wow! The Oilers had a wicked third period. Rye Rye coming into the game was only three points away from the 500-point mark for his career. Who would have thought that in pursuit of his 500th point that he would do so in such an exciting fashion. Scoring three goals in 2:01, not only did he surpass 500 pts, he broke Gretzky’s record of the fastest three goals by 17 seconds. I can’t say this enough: Ryan Smyth is wicked.
With the help of Smyth, the Oilers came back after trailing by two goals going into the third to beat the Sharks 6-4.