The San Jose Sharks advanced to the Western Conference final after defeating the the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7.
The team captain Joe Pavelski who has been out since a hit in Game 7 of the previous series returned to the ice. He immediately made an impact scoring the first goal of the game. He ended up with a score and an assist in his return.
Pavelski celebrated two other times with teammates as Tomas Hertl followed his score with his own goal in the first period. The Sharks Joonas Donskoi had the final goal for San Jose in the second period.