Game 1: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Brian Elliott for St. Louis. St. Louis opened in the first period with a David Backes power play goal, his seventh of the postseason, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Jaden Schwartz. San Jose tied it on a Tomas Hertl goal, his third of the playoffs, via Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. The Blues took the lead back in the second period with a Jori Lehtera goal, his second of the postseason, going in unassisted. This stood for the 2-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Lehtera, Elliott (31 for 32 in saves), and Backes. The Blues have a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Brian Elliott for St. Louis. San Jose started in the first period with a Tommy Wingels goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Dainius Zubrus and Justin Braun. The Sharks added on with a Brent Burns power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the playoffs, powered by Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture. San Jose extended the lead as Burns scored another power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the postseason, with the help of Patrick Marleau and Couture. The Sharks iced it at 4-0 with an unassisted empty net goal by Zubrus. The three stars went to Burns, Zubrus, and Jones (26 save shutout), while Couture gets an honorable mention. The series heads west tied at 1.
Game 3: SAP Center, San Jose
California. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Martin Jones for San Jose.
San Jose began in the first period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his fourth of the
postseason, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on
with a second period Joonas Donskoi goal, his fourth of the playoffs, via Logan
Couture. San Jose extended the lead as Hertl scored his second of the game and
fifth of the postseason in the third period, thanks to Thornton and Pavelski.
The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars given to Jones (22 save shutout),
Hertl, and Pavelski, while Thornton gets an honorable mention. The Sharks lead
the series 2-1.
Game 4: SAP Center, San Jose California. In goal: Jake Allen for St. Louis and Martin Jones for San Jose. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his sixth of the postseason, powered by Robby Fabbri and Paul Stastny. The Blues added on with a Jori Lehtera goal, his third of the playoffs, going in unassisted. St. Louis extended the lead as Kyle Brodziak scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Jaden Schwartz. The Blues padded the lead as Brodziak scored again, thanks to Dmitrij Jaskin and Magnus Paajarvi. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his tenth of the postseason, coming off of Joe Thornton and Paul Martin. St. Louis replied with a Brouwer power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the playoffs, with assists provided by Alexander Steen and Stastny. The Sharks shot back with a Chris Tierney goal, his fourth of the postseason, an unassisted goal. The Blues answered on an Alex Pietrangelo empty net goal, going in unassisted, his second of the postseason. San Jose pulled back with an unassisted goal by Melker Karlsson, his third of the playoffs. The game ended 6-3 for the Blues, with the three stars being Brodziak, Brouwer, and Stastny. The series is tied at 2, heading east.
Game 5: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Jake Allen for St. Louis. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. St. Louis tied it on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fourth of the postseason, assisted by David Backes and Patrik Berglund. The Blues took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighth of the playoffs, guided in by Paul Stastny and Alexander Steen. The Sharks tied it on a Joel Ward power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Vlasic and Paul Martin in the second period. St. Louis regained the lead with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his fourth of the playoffs, helped along by Colton Parayko and Alex Pietrangelo. San Jose tied it again with a Joe Pavelski goal, his eleventh of the postseason, with helpers from Thornton and Logan Couture on the power play. The Sharks took the lead in the third period on a Pavelski goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl. San Jose added on with a Chris Tierney empty net goal, his fifth of the postseason, set up by Thornton, who got a sock trick. The Sharks iced it at 6-3 with a Ward empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Pavelski, Thornton, and Vlasic, while Ward gets an honorable mention. The Sharks head home with a 3-2 series lead in their luggage.
Game 6: SAP Center, San Jose California. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Martin Jones for San Jose. San Jose was first to score in the first period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the postseason, guided in by Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Joel Ward goal, his fifth of the playoffs, helped along by Brent Burns and Chris Tierney. San Jose extended the lead in the third period as Ward scored his second of the game and sixth of the postseason, via Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks padded the lead with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fifth of the playoffs, courtesy of Couture and Marleau. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his eighth of the postseason, fueled by Jori Lehtera and Colton Parayko. The Blues got closer with a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and ninth of the playoffs, assisted by Paul Stastny and Alex Pietrangelo. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Couture empty net goal, his eighth of the postseason, set up by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars were Ward, Couture, and Tarasenko, while Marleau gets an honorable mention. The Sharks win the series 4-2, and they'll know by the end of tomorrow who they'll face for the Stanley Cup.
Game 4: SAP Center, San Jose California. In goal: Jake Allen for St. Louis and Martin Jones for San Jose. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his sixth of the postseason, powered by Robby Fabbri and Paul Stastny. The Blues added on with a Jori Lehtera goal, his third of the playoffs, going in unassisted. St. Louis extended the lead as Kyle Brodziak scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Jaden Schwartz. The Blues padded the lead as Brodziak scored again, thanks to Dmitrij Jaskin and Magnus Paajarvi. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his tenth of the postseason, coming off of Joe Thornton and Paul Martin. St. Louis replied with a Brouwer power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the playoffs, with assists provided by Alexander Steen and Stastny. The Sharks shot back with a Chris Tierney goal, his fourth of the postseason, an unassisted goal. The Blues answered on an Alex Pietrangelo empty net goal, going in unassisted, his second of the postseason. San Jose pulled back with an unassisted goal by Melker Karlsson, his third of the playoffs. The game ended 6-3 for the Blues, with the three stars being Brodziak, Brouwer, and Stastny. The series is tied at 2, heading east.
Game 5: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Martin Jones for San Jose and Jake Allen for St. Louis. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. St. Louis tied it on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his fourth of the postseason, assisted by David Backes and Patrik Berglund. The Blues took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his eighth of the playoffs, guided in by Paul Stastny and Alexander Steen. The Sharks tied it on a Joel Ward power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Vlasic and Paul Martin in the second period. St. Louis regained the lead with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, his fourth of the playoffs, helped along by Colton Parayko and Alex Pietrangelo. San Jose tied it again with a Joe Pavelski goal, his eleventh of the postseason, with helpers from Thornton and Logan Couture on the power play. The Sharks took the lead in the third period on a Pavelski goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl. San Jose added on with a Chris Tierney empty net goal, his fifth of the postseason, set up by Thornton, who got a sock trick. The Sharks iced it at 6-3 with a Ward empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Pavelski, Thornton, and Vlasic, while Ward gets an honorable mention. The Sharks head home with a 3-2 series lead in their luggage.
Game 6: SAP Center, San Jose California. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Martin Jones for San Jose. San Jose was first to score in the first period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the postseason, guided in by Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Joel Ward goal, his fifth of the playoffs, helped along by Brent Burns and Chris Tierney. San Jose extended the lead in the third period as Ward scored his second of the game and sixth of the postseason, via Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks padded the lead with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fifth of the playoffs, courtesy of Couture and Marleau. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his eighth of the postseason, fueled by Jori Lehtera and Colton Parayko. The Blues got closer with a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and ninth of the playoffs, assisted by Paul Stastny and Alex Pietrangelo. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Couture empty net goal, his eighth of the postseason, set up by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars were Ward, Couture, and Tarasenko, while Marleau gets an honorable mention. The Sharks win the series 4-2, and they'll know by the end of tomorrow who they'll face for the Stanley Cup.
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