After a first round win dominated by the first line, the second and third lines got things done for San Jose against the Predators.
Joe Thornton, Joe Pavekski and Brent Burns carried the Sharks past the Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Friday night, Logan Couture, Joel Ward and Joonas Donskoi took the Sharks to victory against the Nashville Predators. If the Sharks wanted to set a tone in game one of the second-round series, they did it.
San Jose relied on the top line all season long, and Tomas Hertl and company played a great game, but the power and tenacity of the second line dominated all night long.