Three takeaways

1. Penalty parade. Golden Knights defenseman Jon Merrill was penalized for the fourth consecutive game. He has taken five minor penalties in the series, including three hooking penalties.

2. Clutch in postseason. Sharks forward Marcus Sorensen’s first-period goal was the fifth of his career in the playoffs. The 26-year-old left wing has six goals in 51 regularseason games for San Jose.

3. Shooting gallery. Shots on goal continue to be a deceptive stat in the series. The Knights were outshot in splitting the past two games. They were even in shots at 34 with the Sharks on Wednesday and were shut out. Go figure.

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“They were good in the neutral zone. They were fast,” Marchessault said. “It was a better game for them. We got caught a little sleeping in the first period, and they took advantage.”

The Sharks went ahead 3-0 at 5:35 of the second period when Hertl pounced on a rebound after Fleury turned away a wraparound attempt by Mikkel Boedker.

Jones had two key saves in the final 30 seconds of the period, stopping William Karlsson and then Marchessault on a Knights’ power play.

Marchessault almost brought the Knights within two goals with 5:30 left in the second when his shot trickled past Jones but was cleared out of the crease by San Jose defenseman Brent Burns.

“We knew it was going to be a long series,” Engelland said. “They’re a good team, and they’ve got a lot of guys that have been through this before. We’ve just got to turn the page.”

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