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Brent Burns, Evander Kane, Tomas Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic each had goal and an assist, and Martin Jones finished with 24 saves to lead the host San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of a first-round Western Conference playoff series on Wednesday night. Joe Pavelski also scored a goal, and Erik Karlsson added two assists for the Sharks. Mark Stone scored both goals for Vegas, his first career two-goal playoff game. Continue to Article

April 11, 2019 1:48:am EST

Joe Thornton's contributions to the San Jose Sharks in last year's playoff series against Vegas were limited to pregame warmups and leadership. After being hampered by knee injuries the past two postseasons, Thornton is healthy to start the playoffs this year for the first time since leading the Sharks on a run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016. San Jose opens the first round Wednesday night against the Golden Knights in a rematch of a second-round series won by Vegas in six games last year. Continue to Article

April 10, 2019 5:00:pm EST

Sharks vs. Golden Knights watch guide: Game 1 projected lines and pairs originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks are finally ready to kick off what they hope will be a long Stanley Cup playoff run. The excitement starts Wednesday night when they face the team that knocked them out of last year's playoffs – the Vegas Golden Knights. Team Teal finished the regular season in second place in both the Pacific Division and the Western Conference with 101 points. Continue to Article

April 10, 2019 4:01:pm EST

With nine players with at least 50 points, four 30-goal scorers and three world-class defensemen, the San Jose Sharks have almost all the ingredients necessary to make a long playoff run. The one major question facing the Sharks is in goal, where Martin Jones struggled all season and enters the postseason with the lowest save percentage for any starter on a playoff team. Despite that apparent weakness, the Sharks never wavered in their confidence in their goaltender. Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 5:00:pm EST

Joe Thornton's contributions to the San Jose Sharks in last year's playoff series against Vegas were limited to pregame warmups and leadership. After being hampered by knee injuries the past two postseasons, Thornton is healthy to start the playoffs this year for the first time since leading the Sharks on a run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016. San Jose opens the first round Wednesday night against the Golden Knights in a rematch of a second-round series won by Vegas in six games last year. Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 4:30:pm EST