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ST LOUIS BLUES 2 SAN JOSE SHARKS 1- (Series tied 2-2)
Ivan Barbashev scored his first of the playoffs 35 seconds in, and a late period goal from Tyler Bozak would be the eventual winner as the St Louis Blues hung on for a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks last night. The series now heads back to the Bay Area tied at 2 games a piece.
Barbashev’s goal got the fans fired up early, it would seem...
That was fast
— SI NHL (@SI_NHL) May 18, 2019
Ivan Barbashev gives St. Louis the 1-0 lead just 35 seconds in
(via @StLouisBlues) pic.twitter.com/02El25PNct
Late in the period the Sharks were down a man, and with Timo Meier in the box, the Blues PP went to work:
With Timo Meier in the penalty box for a stick infraction, Tyler Bozak scored on the power play. #stlblues #WeAllBleedBlue pic.twitter.com/bCmqg4kSmv
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 18, 2019
Kudos to the script writers on this one, much better than the folks mangling up the last season of Game Of Thrones right now. Meier being in the box for the winning goal? Hollywood-level brilliance.
Anyway, there’s nothing of note that happens in the 2nd, but in the 3rd the Sharks get a power play of their own, and it’s Tomas Hertl who breaks the shutout with his 10th of the playoffs.
Tomas Hertl scored his 10th goal of the playoffs. The @SanJoseSharks feature multiple players with 10+ goals in a single postseason for the second time in franchise history. https://t.co/dGSefIgi69 #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/SLxgIFafbd
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 18, 2019
The Sharks are getting concerned about the health of Erik Karlsson. Karlsson missed a good chunk of the 3rd period, on the bench and in apparent pain. There’s nothing from the team for the moment, but with tomorrow’s game scheduled for Noon Pacific time, we should hear whether or not the pending UFA is able to go. If he’s out, that’s a big blow to the Sharks chances.