Injury-plagued Sharks face elimination
The San Jose Sharks could be headed into their fifth elimination game of the postseason shorthanded.
The Sharks left town Monday to play Game 6 of the Western Conference final Tuesday night at St. Louis with questions about the status of captain Joe Pavelski, high-scoring forward Tomas Hertl and playmaking defenseman Erik Karlsson.
Coach Peter DeBoer gave no update on their conditions and didn’t say whether any of the three made the trip to St. Louis. San Jose lost all three stars to injuries in their 50 loss at home Sunday against the Blues that left them trailing the best-of-seven series, 3-2.
The Sharks already have staved off elimination four times this postseason, rallying from 3-1 down in a first-round series against Vegas and then winning a seventh game on home ice in the second round against Colorado.
“We’ve dealt with this before, and guys have stepped in and got the job done,” DeBoer said. “People can write us off, but I know in our room we know we have guys in there who we know can step in and get this done.”