BLUES VS. SHARKS Series Overview: This marks the sixth time the Blues face the Sharks in the postseason, and the second time they’ll meet in the Western Conference finals in four seasons. The Sharks won that 2016 series 4-2 and have won three of the five previous series. All five matchups have taken place since 2000. This season, the Blues went 1-1-1 against San Jose, winning 4-0 in St. Louis on Nov. 9 and losing 4-0 eight days later in San Jose. Chad Johnson was in goal for both games and Mike Yeo was still coach. On March 9 in San Jose, Kevin Labanc’s overtime goal gave the Sharks a 3-2 win. Vladimir Tarasenko was a surprise scratch with what was believed to be an elbow injury. Jake Allen was in goal for that one, so the Sharks have yet to face Jordan Binnington.<doc-sep>The St. Louis Blues, led by Ryan O’Reilly, meet the San Jose Sharks, led by Brent Burns, in Game 2 of their best of seven NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Finals on Monday, May 13, 2019 (5/13/19) at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The winner of the series will meet the Eastern Conference champion for the Stanley Cup title. Fans can watch the game online for free via a trial of fuboTV The Sharks lead the series, 1-0, after a 6-3 win in game one on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know: Who: St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks What: Game 2, Western Conference Finals When: Monday, May 13, 2019 Where: SAP Center Time: 9 p.m. EDT TV: NBCSN Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity,Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish, Hulu, fuboTV, Sling Live stream: fuboTV (free trial) Watch all NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games on fuboTV. Get tickets to the NHL playoff games via StubHub PrimeSport and SeatGeek Lids, Get Blues, Sharks gear at Fanatics Dick’s Sporting Goods and NHL.com. Bet on the game or on the Sharks, Blues to win the Stanley Cup at DraftKings and get a free $20 bet when you sign up. Game One Recap, via the Associated Press: On a San Jose Sharks team filled with established stars, 22-year-old Timo Meier can get overlooked at times even though he scored 30 goals in the regular season. Meier showed in Game 1 of the Western Conference final that he can be a force in his own right, scoring twice and setting up one of Logan Couture's two goals with a hard hit to send the Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. "He was a bull," Couture said. "When he skates and his strength, he's tough to defend. We're fortunate enough to play with him on our line, and I thought he was really, really good. Good stick, strong on pucks, you saw the talent on the one where he was able to walk around the d-man and finish. He's a really good player and he's coming into his own right now." Meier's hit on Alex Pietrangelo led to Couture's goal that opened the scoring in the first period and he then scored twice in the second to give the Sharks a comfortable lead and their third straight Game 1 win this postseason. Couture added an empty-net goal to give him an NHL-leading 11 in the postseason. Joe Pavelski and Kevin Labanc also scored for San Jose and Martin Jones made 28 saves. "We have so many great guys on this team, so many players that are just unbelievable hockey players," Meier said. "It's fun to be able to play at this time of the year, and obviously have success, that's what I'm playing for. To win a Stanley Cup." Game 2 is Monday night at the Shark Tank. Joel Edmundson, Ryan O'Reilly and Tyler Bozak scored for the Blues but the team gave little help to rookie goalie Jordan Binnington to get off to a rough start in the conference final. Binnington made 19 saves but was left exposed by his defense on numerous occasions. "There were a few too many mistakes out there," Edmundson said. "Whenever there was they capitalized on them. They really capitalized on every chance they got. That was the biggest difference of tonight's game." This series is a matchup between two franchises seeking their first championships after years of playoff disappointments. They endured tough roads to get here with the Sharks needing to win a pair of seven-game series and the Blues needing a double-overtime win in Game 7 against Dallas to make it to their fourth conference final in the past 49 years. The teams traded goals midway through the second period with Labanc converting after a turnover by Edmundson and O'Reilly answering 1:17 later with a nifty move to get around Jones and tuck a rebound into the open net. Meier then took over with his two goals in the second half of the period that gave the Sharks breathing room. His first came after Couture poke-checked Colton Parayko coming out of the zone. Meier got the puck, deked past Jay Bouwmeester and then used his quick hands to get a backhand past Binnington. "He's got some good speed. He makes some good little plays out there," Pavelski said. "Tonight it was on display for sure. When he picks it up in the neutral zone and he has the speed going, that one goal was really nice. He can definitely push the D back and generate some chances." Meier then got his first two-goal game in the postseason late in the period when he banked a pass from behind the goal line off Vince Dunn's skate and into the net to make it 5-2. Bozak scored with 6:59 left in the third for the Blues but they couldn't get any closer despite pulling Binnington with more than four minutes remaining. Couture then sealed it with an empty-netter. "We got caught in some turnovers and they capitalized on them," Blues coach Craig Berube said. "We are too spread out, during playoff time, you have to have numbers around the puck. You have to have puck support everywhere. And we didn't have enough support." Both teams expected a physical series between two teams with big players who like to get on the forecheck. That's just the way it started with the Blues delivering several hard hits in the opening period in sharp contrast to the type of series San Jose played last round against the speedy Colorado. But the Sharks turned one hit of their own into an early goal as Meier separated Pietrangelo from the puck in the neutral zone to send Gustav Nyquist in on a two-on-one. Nyquist slid the puck to Couture, who one-timed it into the open net. The Blues answered with Edmundson's goal but then committed two penalties in a span of 57 seconds after going more than 136 minutes without one in the playoffs. That gave San Jose a two-man advantage that Pavelski converted into a goal when he batted his own rebound out of midair into the net for his second goal in as many games after missing six contests following a bloody concussion. (The AP contributed to this report.)<doc-sep>
Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Game 2: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, 9 p.m. ET (Sharks lead series 1-0) NBCSN Call: Kenny Albert, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire Series preview Stream here Pre-game coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET with NHL Live hosted by Kathryn Tappen alongside Jeremy Roenick and Keith Jones. Timo Meier and Logan Couture each had two goals and an assist for the San Jose Sharks in a 6-3 win against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday. Goalie Martin Jones made 28 saves in the win, and Joe Pavelski and Kevin Labanc also scored for San Jose. The series continues tonight with Game 2 at SAP Center in San Jose, where the Sharks are 7-2 this postseason. They are one win shy of matching a franchise record for the most home wins in a postseason (8-4 at home in 2016). In the 2016 Western Conference Final between these two teams, St. Louis won Game 1 at home before the Sharks took Game 2. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide live streaming coverage of all remaining Stanley Cup Playoff games. EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 3 – BOSTON BRUINS AT CAROLINA HURRICANES TUESDAY AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN The Bruins extended their series lead to 2-0 with a 6-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final on Sunday. Goalie Tuukka Rask made 21 saves to lead the Bruins to the dominant Game 2 victory. Connor Clifton had his first career NHL goal and became the 19th Bruins player to score this postseason, tying a franchise record. Jake DeBrusk, David Backes and Danton Heinen also connected, and Torey Krug and Charlie Coyle had three assists apiece. Boston led 6-0 before Justin Williams and Teuvo Teravainen scored in the last nine minutes for Carolina to deprive Rask of a seventh career postseason shutout. The series moves to Carolina for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Thursday night. Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Brian Boucher will have the call from PNC Arena in Raleigh. [NBC 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF HUB] MORE: • Conference Finals schedule, TV info • PHT Conference Finals predictions • Conference Finals roundtable