NHL: Vancouver beats San Jose 4-2, lead West Final 3-1

The San Jose Sharks, needing a win on home ice to avoid falling behind the Vancouver Canucks 3 games to 1 in the best of seven.

Pick it up, halfway through the second, scoreless, but Vancouver on a 5 on 3 power play, and Ryan Kesler, absolutely unloads on the one-timer to beat Anti Niemi, the Canucks ahead 1-0.

The Sharks, just couldn't stay out of the box in the second, later in the frame, another 5 on 3 for Vancouver, and this time it's Sami Salo.

The huge bomb from the top of the slot beats Niemi, 2-0 Canucks.

And less than a minute later, another Shark penalty, another 5 on 3 for Vancouver, and again, Salo will come through.

The Finnish McInnis is teed up by Henrik Sedin and he blasts it home to make it 3-0.

All three Canuck goals, coming on 5 on 3 advantages.

Then, five minutes into the third period, it's Henrik Sedin with some magic, he cuts in, freezes the defenseman, then slips it through Niemi's legs for Alex Burrows who makes it 4-0 Canucks. Sedin finished with a franchise playoff-record four assists.

The Sharks, would get two back, but the Canucks, led by the solid play of Roberto Luongo who made 33 saves would skate to the win.

4-2 the final, and Vancouver is now one win away from playing for Lord Stanley's Mug, as they lead their best of seven 3-games to 1. Vancouver can wrap up the series with a win on home ice on Tuesday evening.

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