LOS ANGELES -– On the morning of the first game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Kings head coach Darryl Sutter deflected a question about the Sharks being perhaps a more resilient club than in years past.
“I don’t know, what does that mean? More resilient?” Sutter asked.
He should have a better idea now, and it didn’t even require a dictionary.
Despite giving up the first goal, and allowing a second period shorthanded marker that could have been a backbreaker, the Sharks’ effort and game plan never wavered in a 4-3 triumph on Thursday night at Staples Center.