SAN JOSE — The Sharks do not have a true replacement for captain Joe Pavelski, either on the ice or off. But Gus Nyquist, who filled Pavelski’s spot on a line with Logan Couture and Timo Meier in Game 1, earned kudos from coach Pete DeBoer on Saturday after he had his most impactful game of the postseason.
Playing on the Sharks’ second line, Nyquist scored his first goal of the playoffs and finished with 14 minutes and 29 seconds of ice time in the Sharks’ 5-2 win over the Avalanche on Friday.
“I thought he was really good,” Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said.