Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks FREE Live Streaming Online NHL PLAYOFF Hockey from the SAP Center Saturday at 10:00 PM ET
The Sharks have far too much respect for the Kings and all they have accomplished the past few years to think that knocking them out of the playoffs would be easy.
After missing out on their first chance to eliminate the Kings, the task for the Sharks now is to finish the job at home in Game 5 on Saturday night and avoid getting into a long, grueling series that could take a toll later in the playoffs.
"We shouldn't be comfortable," coach Todd McLellan told the team's website. "We should feel good about what we've accomplished to this point, but we shouldn't feel comfortable. Last night should push us a little bit more."
After controlling the play for much of the first three games of the series, the Sharks found themselves on the short end in Game 4 and lost 6-3. They let Los Angeles control the area around both goals and committed a few needless penalties.
But there is no sense of panic around the Sharks, especially with the series returning to San Jose where they have won 12 of the past 13 meetings against Los Angeles, including five in the past two postseasons.
The series has been physical from the start but things started to turn nasty late in Game 4 with a number of post-whistle scrums, including a fight after the final horn between San Jose's Brent Burns and Los Angeles' Robyn Regehr.
That intensity will also likely carry over into the crowd, where the Shark Tank should be at its loudest with the opportunity to see the home team possibly knock out it's most hated rival.
The game will be live streaming online atwww.vipboxus.co/sports/ice-hockey.html