While the San Jose Sharks’ date with the Vegas Golden Knights has been set, the actual dates of their meetings were released this morning, along with the full schedule for the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Sharks will have home-ice advantage, opening the series in San Jose for Games 1 and 2, in addition to Games 5 and 7, if necessary. These two teams met in the 2018 playoffs in a second round series that saw the Sharks eliminated in six games, winning the most games (two) of any team who faced the Golden Knights before the Washington Capitals defeated them in the Cup Final.