Jaden Schwartz started a dominant second period with the first of his three goals, Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a penalty shot and the Blues moved within one win of the Cup final with a 5-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference final. It also got 21 saves from Jordan Binnington in his first playoff shutout and a first-period goal from Oskar Sundqvist to overwhelm the Sharks. “Had to go on the road and win in Vegas in order to get to a Game 7. The Blues then took over in the second period, putting 11 shots on goal in less than five minutes. … Tarasenko’s goal was the first converted penalty shot in the playoffs ever for the Blues.

Source: National Post May 19, 2019 21:56 UTC