NASHVILLE – He’s been a breakout star of sorts in the Sharks’ playoff run so far. Rookie Joonas Donskoi scored a pair of key goals in San Jose’s series-clinching win against the Kings in the first round, and in the first two games against Nashville, was a part of the team’s most dangerous line with Logan Couture and Joel Ward.
Game 3, though, was one he’d like to forget. His high-stick of James Neal put him in the penalty box for four minutes and allowed Neal to tie the game on the power play, and later, in a four-on-four situation, Ryan Johansen pressured him into a turnover.