After each upsetting one of Southern California's hockey powerhouses, the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators will face off in a second-round NHL playoff series for a chance to reach the 2016 Western Conference Final and, potentially, play for the Stanley Cup.
Neither club has won a Cup in the history of its franchise. In fact, the Sharks' best years were Western Conference Final losses in 2004, 2010 and 2011, while the Predators failed to advance in their two previous second-round appearances, in 2011 and 2012.
The two teams have faced each other twice before in the postseason, with San Jose winning in five games in the first round in both 2006 and 2007. This year's matchup will feature a few holdovers from those series of nearly a decade ago—Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Pavelski (2007 only) for the Sharks and Shea Weber for the Predators.
Here's a look at what it will take for either the Preds or the Sharks to take the next step to Round 3 this year.
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