To be honest, despite watching the lion's share of the first game (except a few minutes when I forgot to unmute it so I wouldn't have to listen to Jeremy Roenick), I have virtually no recollection of it. Probably stretch pass-related trauma.
If you had to ask me to pick between some low-life pest like Antoine Roussel or Steve Ott and cherry picking the stretch pass, I would pick having to stare at Ott's face for three hours. That said, it's a fairly good strategy against Nashville's active defense.
With the Sharks' "away-ice advantage", getting the split at home is probably the most they could have hoped for, but they'll be looking to extend their series lead tonight.