St. Louis Blues Return Home, Try to Take Series Lead

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 /

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May 19, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31) defends as shot by the St. Louis Blues passes goal in the third period in game three of the Western Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

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

Marc-Edouard Vlasic–Justin Braun

Paul Martin–Brent Burns

Brenden Dillon–Roman Polak

Martin Jones

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