After dropping two games in Nashville to even their second round series at 2–2, the Sharks rebounded with a big win at home in Game 5 to take a 3–2 series lead and push the Predators to the brink of elimination. They'll have a chance to win the series on Monday night and avoid a Game 7 in San Jose on Thursday.
Patrick Marleau opened the scoring for San Jose, then Joe Pavelski put the Sharks ahead for good just 101 seconds after Mike Fisher tied the game at 1–1.