SAN JOSE — The quickness the Sharks have shown through most of two games of the Western Conference finals hasn't been all about straight ahead foot speed. The Sharks are winning little races to pucks, taking away time and space from St. Louis's elite forwards, and supporting one another in all three zones.
It's a big reason the Sharks are in the final four and have looked like the better team against the Blues, even though the series is tied heading to Game 3 Thursday at SAP Center."One of our things is we try to play fast, get in on the forecheck and create turnovers," forward Patrick Marleau said Wednesday after the team returned home from St.