Sharks 1, Kings 0
San Jose takes the lead on what looked like a pretty soft goal. The Sharks had a 3-on-2 break and rookie Lukas Kaspar pulled up and took a long-range shot to the far post. It rang off the bar and went into the net for Kaspar's first NHL goal, 9:56 into the second period. Patrick Marleau got the assist.

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Awful disallowed goal. I've NEVER seen Thomas Holmstrom do THAT...