ST. LOUIS – Joe Pavelski’s goal late in the second period was a big one, as it tied the Sharks-Blues Game 5 of the Western Conference Final headed into the final frame.
His goal early in the third was even bigger.
Thanks in large part to their first-year captain, the Sharks are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. They downed the Blues on Monday night, 6-3, to take a three-games-to-two lead over St. Louis.
They can book their ticket to the NHL’s final round on Wednesday at SAP Center (6 p.