The San Jose Sharks have a 25-year history of playoff frustration in the books, but they can exorcise some of those ghosts by beating the St. Louis Blues this Wednesday (9 PM ET, CBC and NBCSN). The Sharks took a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference final Monday night, coming from behind twice and scoring two empty-net goals to down the Blues 6-3 as very slim –105 road dogs.
St. Louis decided to go with Jake Allen (.920 save percentage during the regular season) between the pipes for Game 5, after Allen took over for Brian Elliott (.930 SV%) in Saturday's Game 4 and helped secure a 6-3 victory for the Blues at +135 on the closing line. However, Allen stopped just 21 of 25 shots on Monday. Elliott is considered probable at press time to return for Game 6.
The Sharks have made the Conference Finals three times since joining the NHL in 1991, but they have yet to play for the Stanley Cup. New head coach Peter DeBoer could change all that Wednesday night; DeBoer led the 2011-12 New Jersey Devils to the Cup final in his first season in Newark.
NHL Odds: Sharks Can Make First Cup Final With Win Over Blues
The San Jose Sharks are one win away from their first-ever trip to the Stanley Cup Final. San Jose beat the St. Louis Blues (–115 at home) 6-3 Monday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference final, with Game 6 coming up Wednesday night at home. The puck drops at 9 PM ET on CBC and NBCSN.
At press time, Brian Elliott is listed as probable to return for Game 6 after back-up Jake Allen was ineffective in his second playoff start, allowing four goals on 25 shots – the other two San Jose goals were empty-netters.
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