Things started fairly well for San Jose Sharks. They looked to be on their game early, and they looked to have again limited early chances by the Last Vegas Golden Knights. Unfortunately for the home team, the good vibes only lasted about halfway through the opening 20 minutes. After the Knights’ first goal, the rest of the game felt eerily similar to how the preceding six games had figured.
The proceeded to take the majority of 5-on-5 shots in all three regulation periods and generate most of the expected goals in the first and third. As their lead mounted, it was by all accounts the Sharks’ playoff lives flashing before their eyes.