LOS ANGELES -- The No. 3-seeded San Jose Sharks drew first blood with a 4-3 win at Staples Center over the No. 2-seeded Los Angeles Kings in a Pacific Division rivalry that lived up to billing right off the hop Thursday night.
How it happened: Joe Pavelski’s wraparound goal just 17 seconds into the third period stood up as the winner, the Sharks captain capping a strong night with quite a play, first winning the faceoff clean off Anze Kopitar and then after getting the puck back down low from Justin Braun, Pavelski fought off Kopitar clean as he swung behind the net and came out in front to beat Jonathan Quick far post.