Well this was one hell of a series. I get that the Sharks have a reputation of choking in the playoffs, and even though they did win in 6, it seemed like they could have continued that trend in this series. They were fortunate to come through in all three overtime games, topped with Joe Thornton suprising pretty much everyone in the last game with the winner. Of course, it's hard to mention this series without that epic Kings collapse. The Kings preformed the "Miracle on Manchester" now they became the victims of the "Fiasco on Figueroa". The only two wins the Kings got were because they had one player that would steal the game form them (Drew Doughty first, then Jonathan Quick with a 51 save performance). Of course, the Sharks had to put Antero Niittymaki in relief for two of the games. The Sharks are onto Round 2 to face the Red Wings, which means they have to start playing way better then they did in this series.
Games
Los Angeles Kings 2
San Jose Sharks 3 (OT)
Los Angeles Kings 4
San Jose Sharks 0
San Jose Sharks 6
Los Angeles Kings 5 (OT)
San Jose Sharks 6
Los Angeles Kings 3
Los Angeles Kings 3
San Jose Sharks 1
San Jose Sharks 4
Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT)
Three Thoughts About The Series
1. Antti Niemi was pulled in two games, allowing Antero Niittymaki to save 28 out of 29 shots and record a win.
2. How about that epic collapse of the Kings?
3. How about Drew Doughty and Jonathan Quick stealing a game a piece for the Kings?
Picture of the Series
Joe Thornton doing his "best" Theo Fleury impression:
Play of the Series
I really wanted to avoid using Thornton in both the pic and play segments. So for a change of pace, here's Quick summoning his inner-Hasek:
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