Brad Stuart News

At first glance, it seemed a little odd that San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture was a trending Twitter topic throughout Sunday morning in Western New York.

The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win.

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Being ever the optimist about the San Jose Sharks, I pointed out to coach Todd McLellan on Friday that no team in franchise history has recovered from losing the first two games of a playoff series to come back and win it.

Los Angeles Kings centre Jeff Carter celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period in Game 2 of a second-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles.

After a week off, the Sharks will be trying to duplicate their success in the playoffs Tuesday night when they take on the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center.

The defending Stanley Cup champions will kick off the second round on home ice, as the Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals.

So We Meet Again- The San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings, two teams separated geographically by 395 miles.

San Jose finally learned Sunday night that it will face the Los Angeles Kings in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Detroit Red Wings ousted the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in their Game 7 showdown.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Antti Niemi bumps helmets with Patrick Marleau after a win over the Vancouver Canucks at HP Pavilion in San Jose during their NHL first-round playoff series on May 5, 2013.

It's not quite like old times, when Brad Stuart was one of the Sharks' best offensive defensemen and steady Scott Hannan had one of the more impressive heads of hair in the NHL.

The San Jose Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury.

The last three teams to eliminate the Vancouver Canucks from the playoffs have gone on to win the Stanley Cup.

The last three teams to eliminate the Vancouver Canucks from the playoffs have gone on to win the Stanley Cup.

Brad Stuart of San Jose was playing a puck near his bench during Game 4 of the Sharks - Canucks series when Vancouver's Derek Roy came up and hit him in the head.

And they've put themselves in that position against the Vancouver Canucks by following one of hockey's oldest formulas for post-season success: Your best players have to be your best players.

A look at the numbers behind the Sharks' 5-2 win over Vancouver in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

San Jose Sharks left wing Raffi Torres celebrates his game winning goal over the Vancouver Canucks with San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton and defenceman Brent Burns in game two of an NHL Western Conference quarter-final playoff hockey series at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, May 3, 2013.

Todd McLellan is talking about Patrick Marleau, the veteran left wing who has become the flash point for the franchise's playoff highs and lows in his 15 years as a Shark.

No one wants to see a player bleeding on the ice or suffer any sort of injuries, but this was a clean hit that had a terrible result.

Derek Roy, pictured, will centre Vancouver's No. 2 line with wingers Ryan Kesler and Chris Higgins.