SAN JOSE -- After splitting the first four games of their best-of-seven series, the Sharks return home for a Sunday matinee against the Blues in Game 5 of the Western Conference final.
After tallying a controversial overtime win in Game 3, Team Teal got into an early two-goal hole in Game 4 and was unable to bounce back, falling 2-1. Tomas Hertl tallied the Sharks' lone goal on the evening during a third-period power play, while Martin Jones made 20 saves.
The Sharks are 18-18 all-time in Game 5 situations and 12-6 at SAP Center.
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Here are both teams’ projected lines and defensive pairings.
Sharks projected lines and pairs
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Gustav Nyquist
Evander Kane -- Tomas Hertl -- Joe Pavelski
Melker Karlsson -- Joe Thornton -- Kevin Labanc
Marcus Sorensen -- Barclay Goodrow -- Joonas Donskoi
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Erik Karlsson
Joakim Ryan -- Justin Braun
San Jose Sharks
Martin Jones -- projected starter
Aaron Dell
Blues projected lines and pairs
Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Sammy Blais -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Patrick Maroon -- Tyler Bozak -- Robert Thomas
Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Alex Steen
Joel Edmundson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Carl Gunnarsson -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington -- projected starter
Jake Allen