SAN JOSE, Calif. -- To the St. Louis Blues, this is essentially the first of two Game 7s. For the San Jose Sharks, up 3-2 in the Western Conference finals, it’s a chance to make franchise history. Here’s what to watch for in Game 6, which begins at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday in San Jose:
• This will be game No. 20 of the postseason for the Blues, whose first two series went seven games. That grind, along with the travel back and forth across a couple of time zones during this series, has led to a weariness that the players are trying their best to ignore.