The San Jose Sharks are one win away from earning a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.
The Sharks got a great white style performance from their captain in Game 5 in St. Louis.
Joe Pavelski scored two goals and added an assist.
Joe Thornton had three assists in the San Jose Sharks' 6-3 win against the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Monday night.
The Sharks now own a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series on Wednesday night.
Pavelski’s goal late in the second period tied the score.
His goal early in the third period held an even bigger significance
Trailing 3-2, the Sharks tied it late in the second period on Pavelski’s power play goal at 18:33. He got open in the slot and deflected a Joe Thornton offering.
In the first minute of the third period , Pavelski notched his 12th of the playoffs wihen he tipped in a Brent Burns shot just 16 seconds into the final period.
The Sharks opened the scoring, when Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s point shot had eyes in beating Jake Allen.
St. Louis responded to take a lead before the first intermission. Jaden Schwartz’s first goal in 14 games tied it at 1-1, putting in a loose puck of a Kevin Shattenkirk shot that hit David Backes in front at 7:04. Troy Brouwer bunted in a Paul Stastny rebound off of Martin Jones.
The Sharks went 2-for-3 on the power play, A departure from the combined 0 for 7 in Games 3 and 4. The Sharks PP is now 4-for-18 in the series
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