It was a stunning two-way performance, one in which Brent Burns seemingly did something good in every square foot of the 200-foot-by-85-foot sheet of ice at Scottrade Center. Burns, as an appreciative coach would say, is a "200-foot player."
If the St. Louis Blues don't figure out a way to contain the San Jose Sharks' 31-year-old defenseman, hockey people can start humming that old Dionne Warwick tune right now in preparation for the Stanley Cup Final.
Burns' two goals led the way as the Sharks evened the best-of-seven Western Conference Final with a 4-0 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night. Game 3 is set for Thursday night in what should be a jumping SAP Center.
Burns made his only two shots on goal count in this game, scoring on both against Blues goalie Brian Elliott. Both of them, the first at 7:04 of the second period and the second at 11:58 of the third, came on the power play, which looked to be San Jose's clearest area of advantage over St. Louis entering the series but was shut down in Game 1.
"We felt we were doing good things in the first game but didn't capitalize on anything," Burns told ...
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