ANAHEIM — Evander Kane — from the moment he came into the NHL as a gifted 18-year-old — had more than eight seasons to think about what it was going to like to play in his first Stanley Cup playoff game.
He couldn’t have dreamed of a better debut, and the Sharks couldn’t have asked for a better start to the postseason.
Kane scored twice in his first NHL playoff game and goalie Martin Jones led a mostly sterling defensive effort with 25 saves for his fifth career postseason shutout as the Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Thursday in Game 1 of their opening round series.