San Jose at Washington

The San Jose Sharks are playing well for coach Peter DeBoer, unbeaten after outscoring its foes 7-1 en route to winning the first two contests. San Jose is eighth in goals scored and tops in goals allowed and in penalty killing. The Sharks are 21-8 when playing on two days rest. Washington has one game under its belt, giving up three goals to a weak New Jersey offense, so they are ranked #17 in goals allowed and #22 in penalty killing. The Capitals are 1-4 against the Western Conference and when these teams meet the road team is 5-0 in the last five meetings. In fact, it's been a series dominated by San Jose, with the Sharks 18-3 the last 21 meetings, including 10-1 in Washington. Play San Jose.