The San Jose Sharks are one win away from their first-ever Stanley Cup Final appearance.
They defeated the St. Louis Blues 6-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Monday night at Scottrade Center to take a 3-2 series lead.
Joe Pavelski scored two goals for the Sharks, including the game-winning goal 16 seconds into the third period. Sharks goalie Martin Jones rebounded from a tough performance in Game 4 to stop 18 shots on 21 attempts.
The Sharks tweeted this after the game concluded:
St. Louis got off to a strong start in the first period, taking a 2-1 lead after Blues forward Troy Brouwer scored his eighth goal of the postseason with 4:52 remaining in the frame.
Back on their home ice, the Blues needed all the motivation they could get and had some help, per NHL.com columnist Nick Cotsonika:
It took only four minutes into the second period before the Sharks evened the game at two goals apiece on Joel Ward's equalizer. Robby Fabbri responded on behalf of the Blues, scoring his fourth goal of the playoffs to g ...
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