ST. LOUIS -- The Sharks must win four more games to reach the Stanley Cup finals. Sunday night, they failed to win a first one when they easily could have. This is not the preferred way to start a best-of-seven conference championship series.
And if the Sharks aren't careful, the mental fallout of losing Game 1 to the St. Louis Blues could linger longer than any physical bruises and scars.Here's why: The Sharks lost on the scoreboard, 2-1. But in their heads, the score was 2-2 at least four or five times.Joe Pavelski thought he had tied the score.