They had the emotion and the want, led by Brouwer and Kyle Brodziak, who also scored twice in Game 4 including a shorthanded goal in the second period, even as they lost captain David Backes in the first and Robby Fabbri for most of the third.
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The San Jose Sharks picked an inopportune time to lay an egg, but that’s what they did in Game 4 of this Western Conference Final series.
Hitchcock also pulled Elliott in first period of Game 6 in the second round against the Dallas Stars after he surrendered three goals on seven shots in 16:49 of action.
Chris Tierney added a goal three minutes later to make the score 5-2. Allen only has to stop 2 shots in the remaining 8:33 of the game. Traded to the Sharks midway through the 2005-06 season, Thornton still won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP that season (the Rangers’ Jaromir Jagr was likely more deserving, but we digress).
San Jose had a little bit of a push following the goal but another mistake from team teal would end up in the net. They’ll hope that Allen, who provided fantastic play through much of November and December, can re-energize an offensive attack that has appeared stagnant through the entire series.
Afterward, DeBoer insisted he expected Jones – as well as the rest of his team – to bounce back strong in Game 5. “We just feel like Jake’s a guy that can help us change the momentum of the series”. Elliott has started all 17 games this postseason for St. Louis.
Things didn’t start out too well for team teal in the second either as after a carry-over penalty from Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture would take a delay of game minor which gave the visitors a 5-on-3 advantage for 48 seconds.
How to watch Game 4 between St. Louis and San Jose. Center Joe Thornton noticed Hertl unmarked and fired a ideal pass from the left corner along the boards to his teammate. For all intents and purposes, Hitchcock said No. 91 has not done that. But he can make this decision to try to change the Blues’ karma.
The Blues looked like a completely different team after coach Ken Hitchcock shook things up with a goalie change, some shrewd line-juggling and an altered forechecking scheme and it resulted in a thorough beatdown of the Sharks at the SAP Center on Saturday night.
“That’s what we got: two teams that are more than comfortable checking their way to a championship”, said Hitchcock. “We didn’t execute tonight and we got burnt”. With the Sharks leading 2-0 early in the third period Thursday, he stopped a doorstep shot by the Blues’ Paul Stastny that helped the Sharks maintain momentum. You got to win four games. Sharks G Martin Jones had his shutout streak ended at 153 minutes, 57 seconds….
Head coach Pete DeBoer suggested that a goalie switch by the Blues wouldn’t change the Sharks game. “We created a few chances, but we don’t get enough off it. We just really need to be sharp”.
Drouin and Johnson – playing with a full cage and later a plastic shield on his helmet after taking a puck to the face during warmups – scored in the second to build the lead to 4-0. “If we can clean that stuff up, I think we’re going to really give this a go”. We weren’t showing much from ourselves.
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Game five takes place on Monday as the Blues look to take the series lead on home ice.
