As usual, this post covers the entire series in the first round of this year's NHL playoffs.
Game 1: SAP Center, San Jose, California. In goal: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Martin Jones for San Jose. Nashville got going in the second period with a Mike Fisher power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Ryan Johansen and Mattias Ekholm. San Jose tied it in the third period with a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his second of the playoffs, assisted by Joel Ward and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks took the lead on a Ward goal, made possible by Joonas Donskoi and Brent Burns. San Jose added on with a Logan Couture power play goal, his second of the postseason, with assists provided by Joe Pavelski and Burns. The Predators got one back with a Johansen goal, his second of the playoffs, guided in by Roman Josi and Colin Wilson. The Sharks fired back with an unassisted empty net goal by Couture, his second of the game and third of the postseason. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Tommy Wingels empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Couture, Ward, and Johansen, while Burns gets an honorable mention. The Sharks hold a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: SAP Center, San Jose, California. In goal: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Martin Jones for San Jose. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. Nashville tied it on a third period Mattias Ekholm goal, his third of the playoffs, assisted by Colin Wilson and Roman Josi. The Sharks took the lead with a Pavelski goal, his sixth of the postseason, coming off of Matt Nieto and Joe Thornton. San Jose added on with a Thornton empty net goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Couture and Pavelski. The Predators replied with a Ryan Johansen goal, his third of the postseason, fueled by Josi and Mike Fisher. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars going to Pavelski, Thornton, and Couture, while Josi gets an honorable mention. The Sharks head east with a 2-0 series lead in their luggage.
Game 3: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Pekka Rinne for Nashville. San Jose started in the first period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Tomas Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Nashville tied it in the second period with a James Neal power play goal, his third of the playoffs, powered by Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen. The Predators took the lead with an unassisted Shea Weber goal, his third of the postseason. Nashville added on in the third period with a Colin Wilson goal, his third of the playoffs, fueled by Ryan Ellis and Mike Fisher. The Predators extended the lead as Filip Forsberg scored a power play goal, his second of the postseason, with the help of Roman Josi and Weber. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Weber, Rinne (26 for 27 in saves), and Wilson. The Sharks still have a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Pekka Rinne for Nashville. Nashville opened in the first period with a Colin Wilson goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming off of Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Ellis. San Jose tied it on a Brent Burns goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Logan Couture and Paul Martin. The Predators retook the lead on a Mike Fisher goal, his third of the postseason, made possible by James Neal and Roman Josi. The Sharks tied it in the second period on a Joonas Donskoi goal, his third of the playoffs, via Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Martin. San Jose took the lead with a power play goal by Burns in the third period, his second of the game and fourth of the postseason, powered by Couture and Joe Thornton. Nashville tied it on a Neal goal, his fourth of the playoffs, helped along by Ellis and Wilson. The Predators won it 4-3 in triple overtime with Fisher's second of the game and fourth of the postseason, fueled by Ekholm and Wilson. The three stars were awarded to Fisher, Wilson, and Neal, while Ellis, Ekholm, Burns, Martin, and Couture get the honorable mentions. The series heads west again tied at 2.
Game 5: SAP Center, San Jose, California. In goal: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Martin Jones for San Jose. San Jose led off in the first period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his third of the postseason, made possible by Joonas Donskoi. Nashville tied it on a Mike Fisher goal, his fifth of the playoffs, via James Neal and Colin Wilson. The Sharks took the lead back with a Joe Pavelski goal, his seventh of the postseason, helped along by Joe Thornton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose added on in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his fifth of the playoffs, fueled by Donskoi and Justin Braun. The Sharks extended the lead as Pavelski scored his second of the game and eighth of the postseason, a power play goal powered by Marleau and Thornton. San Jose iced it at 5-1 with a Melker Karlsson goal, his second of the playoffs, thanks to Chris Tierney and Braun. The three stars went to Pavelski, Marleau, and Thornton, while Donskoi and Braun get the honorable mentions. San Jose heads back east leading the series 3-2.
Game 6: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Pekka Rinne for Nashville. San Jose began in the first period with a Chris Tierney goal, his second of the postseason, made possible by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with another Tierney goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, passed from Matt Nieto and Brent Burns. Nashville got on the board with a Roman Josi goal, going in unassisted. The Predators tied it on a second period goal by Ryan Johansen, his fourth of the postseason, coming on the power play from Ryan Ellis. San Jose took the lead back in the third period on a Logan Couture power play goal, his sixth of the playoffs, powered by Burns and Joe Thornton. Nashville tied it on a Colin Wilson goal, his fifth of the postseason, helped along by James Neal and Mike Ribeiro. The Predators won it 4-3 in overtime on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, assisted by Miikka Salomaki and the goalie Rinne. The three stars were Arvidsson, Burns, and Wilson. The series heads back to California one more time, currently tied at 3.
Game 7: SAP Center, San Jose, California. In goal: Pekka Rinne for Nashville and Martin Jones for San Jose. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his ninth of the postseason, powered by Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on with a Joel Ward goal, his second of the playoffs, via Melker Karlsson and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose extended the lead in the second period as Logan Couture scored an unassisted goal, his seventh of the postseason. The Sharks padded the lead with a Thornton power play goal in the third period, his third of the playoffs, assisted by Couture. San Jose kept going with a Marleau goal, his fourth of the postseason, helped along by Couture and Joonas Donskoi. This made it 5-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to Couture, Marleau, and Thornton. The Sharks won the series 4-3, and will play the St. Louis Blues for the Western Conference Final.
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