The St. Louis Blues evened the Western Conference Final at 2-2 after picking up a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 at SAP Center in San Jose, California, on Saturday.
The game was physical from start to finish, with the two teams combining for 15 penalties, and tensions boiled in the third period. Carl Gunnarsson and Brenden Dillon each received five-minute majors for fighting with two minutes, 11 seconds remaining after the Sharks defenseman singled out his counterpart on the Blues.
After a lengthy confrontation, Dillon came out on top, per the Sharks' Twitter account:
Alexander Steen and Tommy Wingels earned 10-minute misconducts as well for their involvement in the larger fracas. San Jose and St. Louis exchanged big hits all night, but the frustration for the home side was evident late in the game.
Little went right for the Sharks, who found themselves down 2-0 just 10:11 into the first period.
Troy Brouwer opened the scoring with a power-play goal at the 6:14 mark. While Brouwer got all the glory, it was a team goal by the Blues. St. Louis utilized great positioning and pinp ...
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