CBC Sports Online: NHL Playoffs 2004: San Jose vs. St. Louis


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Series

Finals

Conf. Finals

Round Two

Round One

Sharks beat Blues to advance

San Jose Sharks forward Mark Smith, left, is congratulated by Marcel Goc after he scored past St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Osgood in the second period of Game 5 on Thursday. (CP Photo)

San Jose Sharks forward Mark Smith, left, is congratulated by Marcel Goc after he scored on St. Louis goalie Chris Osgood in Thursday's series-clinching win. (CP Photo)

The San Jose Sharks are the first team to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Sharks moved on by beating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on home ice on Thursday. San Jose won the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 4-1. The victory will also net the Sharks' players some rest. The conference semifinals probably won't begin for a week.

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Team stats

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Schedule/Results

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Head-to-head

San Jose
Power plays	3 / 31	9.7%
Penalty kill	21 / 22	95.5%
St. Louis
Power plays	1 / 22	4.5%
Penalty kill	28 / 31	90.3%

Impact players

Game 5:

Scot Hannan Why? Was a workhorse on the San Jose defence, logging the most minutes and adding an assist.

Doug Weight Why? The St. Louis forward tallied an assist and had four shots on goal.

Analysis

Hockey Night in Canada's Kelly Hrudey:

One of the problems I would have with St. Louis is that they had to expend so much energy to get themselves back into the playoff race after the firing of Joel Quenneville – not only physical energy but emotional energy because the firing caught them off guard. You have to give them credit because myself and a lot of other people didn't think they'd be able to regroup and come back and make the playoffs.

For San Jose, two years ago, everyone thought they were a leading contender for the Stanley Cup. They failed miserably last year and it's as though people are surprised they're back in it again so soon. But I think the Sharks need to forget about their past playoff history because it's not all that rich. They need to build from now and form their own identity. It's a different team now, it's a younger team with young leaders.