Get live NHL Stanley Cup playoff updates, news and analysis on Thursday at 7 p.m. from Las Vegas as the Sharks take on the Golden Knights in Game 1 of their second-round series.
The Sharks take on the expansion Golden Knights having lost the regular-season series 0-3-1 to Las Vegas, which swept the Los Angeles Kings in a four-game first-round sweep. Vegas hasn’t played a game in nine days, while San Jose last played eight days ago, following its sweep of Anaheim.
San Jose goalie Martin Jones comes into the series having allowed a goals against average of just 1.