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St. Louis Blues Seek First 2-0 Lead of Postseason vs. San Jose Sharks

By Patrick Karraker

May 15, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (19) battle for position on the ice during the second period in game one of the Western Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
May 15, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (19) battle for position on the ice during the second period in game one of the Western Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 9, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau (12) against the Nashville Predators in game six of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators won 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Sharks Lineup

Seeing as San Jose has used just one more skater than required through their first 13 playoff games, it’s nearly a certainty that they’ll come back with the same personnel for Game 2. The only change that’s been rumored is a move of Patrick Marleau to the third line, where he’d play center and probably force Chris Tierney to a wing.

Here’s what San Jose’s lineup will look like if coach Peter DeBoer holds off on making that change. Otherwise, it remains to be seen whether Tierney or Melker Karlsson will move up to play left wing on the third line:

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Tomas Hertl–Joe Thornton–Joe Pavelski

Patrick Marleau–Logan Couture–Joonas Donskoi

Melker Karlsson–Chris Tierney–Joel Ward

Dainius Zubrus–Nick Spaling–Tommy Wingels

Marc-Edouard Vlasic–Justin Braun

Paul Martin–Brent Burns

Brenden Dillon–Roman Polak

Martin Jones

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