All the talk heading into Game 3 of this Western Conference semifinals series centered around the San Jose Sharks and their lethal power play. However, it was the Nashville Predators power play that took center stage on Tuesday night, paving the way for a big 4-1 victory to the cut their deficit in half in this best-of-seven, second-round series.
The area of concern for San Jose is their penalty kill isn’t getting the job done. While the Sharks have struggled on the penalty kill all year, ranking 21st in the regular season, they’re allowing the Predators to establish zone time and momentum whenever they have the man advantage.