ST. LOUIS --
San Jose, which entered the NHL in 1991, won the best-of-7 series 4-2 and will play the Pittsburgh Penguins or Tampa Bay Lightning in the Final, beginning Monday.
Here is a look inside the in-game and in-series matchup between Vladimir Tarasenko of the Blues and Joe Pavelski of the Sharks:
Goals: Tarasenko 2; Pavelski 1
Assists: Tarasenko 0, Pavelski 0
Points: Tarasenko 2; Pavelski 1
Ice time: Tarasenko 19:03; Pavelski 18:04

Pavelski opens scoring
STL@SJS, Gm6: Pavelski jams in puck, opens scoring
WCF, Gm6: Joe Pavelski jams home a loose puck after a wrap-around attempt, beating Brian Elliott to give the Sharks an early 1-0 lead
- May 25, 2016 • 01:07
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Key intangible stat: It was almost unimaginable that Tarasenko would not score in the Western Conference Final after scoring 40 goals during the regular season and seven in the first two rounds of the playoffs.