After nearly a week off, the San Jose Sharks know they will take on the Nashville Predators in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals series.
The Sharks will obviously be the more rested club heading into this series as Nashville is coming off a grueling, seven-game series win over Anaheim. San Jose will need to be on their toes from the get go as they don’t want to give the Predators any signs of life or momentum.
With things now shifting back to hockey for team teal, here are three keys in what is sure to be another tightly-contested series out West:
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