The Sharks ran the Nashville Predators out of the building and right out of the playoffs.
With goals from five skaters — all the big names, no less — San Jose capped a second-round playoff victory with a 5-0 thumping to the delight of a sold-out SAP Center on Thursday night.
“We’ve been saying all year, we’re just deep,” Sharks forward Joe Thornton said. “We roll four lines, we roll four ‘D’ and we have so much trust in each other that whoever goes over those boards, we just have confidence they can do the job.