Heading into Game 3 of a first-round playoff series Authentic Mikko Rantanen Jersey , the San Jose Sharks attribute their success to attention to detail and a hard-nosed mindset that won’t allow them to be pushed out of games.
Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks are looking for their best players to help get the offense back in gear before becoming an opening-round afterthought.
San Jose looks to move within a win of advancing to the second round on Monday night against Anaheim at SAP Center.
Article continues below ...The Ducks claimed home-ice advantage in the first round by winning 10 of their final 12 regular-season games to finish one point ahead of the Sharks. But winger Logan Couture said San Jose met an early objective after winning twice in Orange County.
“That was the goal coming in, to win the first one and not be satisfied with the split,” he said.
Martin Jones was key to the Sharks’ wins at Honda Center. He turned aside 25 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout in a 3-0 Game 1 victory on Thursday. After giving up a goal on the first shot he faced in Game 2, Jones finished with 28 stops in a 3-2 victory on Saturday.
Jones has won at least 30 games in each of his three seasons with San Jose under Peter DeBoer http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/shaquem-griffin-jersey , who has come to expect that consistency.
“Jonesy’s been a rock for us this time of year,” DeBoer said Saturday.
Now the series shifts to Silicon Valley, where the Sharks won 11 of their final 16 games en route to a 25-13-3 record. San Jose is 22-14 all time in Game 3s — including 13-7 at home — and Anaheim is 15-13.
“We’re a tough team to play against. You’ve got to earn your way to beat us in a game,” DeBoer said.
Ducks defenseman Brandon Montour is aware of the challenge.
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