San Jose Sharks-Chicago Blackhawks: Second City No Second Fiddle

It has not been a good series for the San Jose Sharks.

In both games, the supposedly more physical team was bullied in their supposedly inhospitable home—voted the toughest building to play in on the road, where they were 5-1 through two rounds of the playoffs—by rude guests,  who scored twice as often as their hosts.

Perhaps the most difficult thing is this year's team is not lacking in effort, failing to do the little things, and playing apprehensively or nervously as teams past have.

They are just being beaten by a better team, and this is apparent from the stats behind the scoreboard:

San Jose might have won more faceoffs (67-50) but have not taken care of the puck once they have it.

Chicago has just 15 giveaways to 17 ...

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