Their regular season is over, but the Sharks must wait until Sunday’s action is complete to learn their playoff opponent.
While the Sharks were closing out their regular season with a 1-0 win over Arizona on Saturday at SAP Center, their first-round Stanley Cup match-up went undetermined because Los Angeles lost in a shootout to visiting Winnipeg.
If second-place Anaheim beats Washington on Sunday, the Ducks will leapfrog the Kings and win the Pacific Division, setting up a Sharks-Kings first-round series. If the Ducks earn one or no points against the Presidents’ Trophy winning Capitals, they will host third-place San Jose in a best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series likely starting Friday in Southern California.