ST. LOUIS – For the fourth time in their history, the Sharks are competing in the Western Conference Final. For the first time in their history, they avoided falling into a 2-0 series hole.
Brent Burns scored a pair of power play goals, and Martin Jones stopped 26 shots as the Sharks evened their series with the Blues with a commanding 4-0 win in Game 2 on Tuesday at Scottrade Center.
Game 3 is in San Jose on Thursday (6 p.m., NBCSN).
San Jose scored one goal in each of the three frames before a late empty netter.