Kings Vs Sharks Live Stream: Watch Online Free Thursday 10:30 ET Game 1 NHL Playoffs In San Jose
Kings vs Sharks live stream: Watch online free 10:30 ET Thursday for game 1 of the NHL playoffs with the first two games being in San Jose.
The Kings have held the third seed in the Pacific Division for quite some time while the Sharks have been battling for first place in the division. With the new alignment, the second-seeded Sharks will have home-ice advantage vs L.A. who finished in third place.
Watch the free live stream online of the Kings vs Sharks below:
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Marian Gaborik (3-9-12), Anze Kopitar (7-5-12) and Justin Williams (2-4-6) combined for 30 points in the Kings' final 11 regular-season games, and Gaborik carries a four-game point streak into Game 1.
"We still have to tune some things up, but I think it was progress," Gaborik told LA Kings Insider. "Got to know the guys a little bit on the ice and off the ice, and obviously get some chemistry in our line from the start. I think it was progressing each and every game, and we're ready to go to the playoffs."
The Kings knocked out San Jose in the playoffs last year, so the Sharks will be looking for revenge. These two Californian teams have developed a gritty rivalry. Kings' Dustin Brown sidelined San Jose's Tomas Hertl with a knee-on-knee hit in December that sidelined the rookie for more than three months.
"It's personal," Hertl said. "It's L.A."
Hertl, who meshed with Burns and Thornton early in the season, returned from knee surgery to play in the Sharks' final two games. McLellan said where he ends up depends whether he's able to handle more minutes against key players on the Kings' top line, according to NHL.com.
"Some of that is our mindset. You begin to think of his as a regular player; you don't think of him as an injured guy working his way back in," McLellan told the San Jose Mercury News. "If he feels that from us, and from his teammates, it moves him along quicker and further."