San Jose at Vancouver

The Sharks are under the radar in my opinion. Their overall record is not that healthy, but that is largely do to an 18-game stretch where they lost their way and went an ugly 4-14. They have been much better surrounding those 18 games. Vancouver certainly did not put an exclamation point at the end of their season with a 3-5 finish, and I consider them vulnerable here as this is a tough matchup for them. The Sharks have bested the Canucks in all three meetings this season, and were doubled-up in the scoring column 10-5. The Sharks feed on teams that allowed 5 or more goals in their last game at 59-23 in their last 82, and have taken seven of their last eight from a winning team. The Canucks are just 1-6 after a 3+ goal loss, and 1-4 in their last five quarterfinals matchups. Go with the Sharks.