St. Louis Blues Return to Home Ice, Attempt to Take Series Lead Over San Jose Sharks
![May 17, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Jose Sharks right wing Joel Ward (42) collides with St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) off the face-off during the third period in game two of the Western Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff at Scottrade Center. The Sharks won 4-0. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports May 17, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Jose Sharks right wing Joel Ward (42) collides with St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) off the face-off during the third period in game two of the Western Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff at Scottrade Center. The Sharks won 4-0. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/eb6ba9d338fbd56224a2467b3f9aaf392dab498eb13c5f138f9fe34c0477155d.jpg)
Sharks Lineup
Despite their struggles on Saturday, the Sharks are expected to bring back the same lineup they’ve been using all series on Monday. It should be interesting to see how long of a leash goalie Martin Jones has with coach Peter DeBoer, who pulled him for James Reimer in Game 4.
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Here’s how San Jose’s lineup is expected to look:
Tomas Hertl–Joe Thornton–Joe Pavelski
Patrick Marleau–Logan Couture–Joonas Donskoi
Melker Karlsson–Chris Tierney–Joel Ward
Dainius Zubrus–Nick Spaling–Tommy Wingels