SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -After two nights of fists and fireworks in Nashville, the San Jose Sharks didn't throw a punch or score a power-play goal in Game 3.
They simply grabbed control of an incendiary playoff series with steady, hard work - and even the Predators were coolly impressed.
Milan Michalek and Ryane Clowe scored second-period goals, and the Sharks pounded Nashville with 41 shots in a 3-1 victory Monday night.
Captain Patrick Marleau scored the clinching goal with 4:26 to play, and Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves behind the Sharks' relentless offensive attack to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Sharks 3, Predators 1