San Jose Sharks will meet the Los Angeles Kings FREE LIVE STREAM NHL PLAYOFFS: WATCH Online LIVE from Staples Center at 10:00 PM ET

The Kings have stared down playoff elimination twice without blinking.

With two more wins over the Sharks, they would become the fourth team in NHL history to rally from an 0-3 deficit to win a postseason series.

With two straight decisive wins after three mediocre games to start the series, the Kings are demonstrating why they've been such a good playoff team for the past few years.

And with every failure to close out what could have been a tidy sweep just a few days ago, the Sharks are pouring a bit more cement on their reputation for coming up short in the spring.

After two horrific games in San Jose and an overtime loss in Game 3, the Kings are back on track.

"We're a lot better than those first three games,"Tyler Toffoli told the team's website and who scored the Kings' first goal in Game 5. "We've got to keep moving forward. We're still climbing. We're still down here."

Los Angeles is a formidable puck-possession team with the NHL's stingiest defense, and both aspects of its game were in full effect during the Kings' 3-0 win in Game 5 on Saturday night, silencing the Tank early and pushing that sliver of doubt further into the Sharks' minds.

Coach Todd McLellan wasn't certain Sunday whether Vlasic would make the trip south, adding another complication to an increasingly awkward situation.

Jonathan Quick was back in Conn Smythe Trophy form in the other net for Game 5, posting his eighth career playoff shutout after giving up 16 goals in the first three games.

In an NHL postseason with remarkably few impressive goaltending performances, the Kings are hoping Quick is still a world-beater in their next elimination game.

Although Quick was sharp, the Sharks likely gave their worst effort of the series in Game 5 with a chance to earn a significant rest between series. They weren't quite sure why it happened, but they realize a win in Game 6 can erase every concern.

"The speed factor that we need to be successful was non-existent, really," McLellan said. "Our execution and our puck support was poor. It played into their hands. Give them credit. They came and played a real good game. We have to respond now."

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