Sharks Vs. Kings, Game 3: Devin Setoguchi Gets OT Winner For San Jose In Instant Playoff Classic

The Kings had a remarkable start. It began early on, when Trevor Lewis found Willie Mitchell breaking down the wing to get a wrister on Niemi that went in at 2:26. It was yet another goal from the Los Angeles defense in this series, as Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson have both struck in this series. Not only did they get it from a second-or-third pairing defenseman, but the assists came from their fourth liners in Trevor Lewis and Kevin Westgarth to make it 1-0.

13 seconds later, a trip of bottom six forwards struck again. Brad Richardson found Kyle Clifford, who’s slick backhander made it 2-0 in all of 2:39 into the game. The crowd was nuts, very un-Kenny G-like, in the wake of comments of a San Jose columnist who compared San Jose crowd to Metallica. Do Sharks fans shop at Armani too?

The Sharks look to return the other factor in that Stoll hit, as it appears Ian White - who was held out of Game 2 for precautionary reasons - will return for Game 3. The big key for San Jose will be stopping the Kings power play, which tallied three times in the first two games. They will also look to ignite their own power play, which has yet to score a goal.

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