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Sharks takeaways: What we learned in 5-4 OT Game 3 win over Blues

At this point in the playoffs, it's pretty safe to say the Sharks know how to keep things interesting. After coughing up a lead with a mid-game meltdown, Logan Couture added to his impressive postseason campaign with a game-tying goal with 61 seconds left in regulation. In overtime, Erik Karlsson buried a controversial goal in overtime to give Team Teal a 5-4 victory and a 2-1 series lead.

Here are three takeaways from Game 3:

Second-stanza meltdown

In the first period of Game 3, the Sharks had the perfect response to their Game 2 loss. They got depth scoring from Joe Thornton and Erik Karlsson and remained unfazed by St.