Jaden Schwartz was the man of the hour for the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. Schwartz notched a hat trick in leading the Blues’ 5-0 rout of the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. St. Louis will get the chance to close out the series at home on Tuesday night, with the fans singing “Gloria” at the top of their lungs.
Jaden Schwartz is the first player to have multiple hat tricks in a single postseason since Detroit’s Johan Franzen in 2008. pic.twitter.com/6Y9eK5I8J7
— St. Louis Blues 🏆 (@StLouisBlues) May 19, 2019
Schwartz is one of the favorites to win the Conn Smythe Trophy after another fantastic performance this postseason. He now has 12 goals and four assists in 18 games this postseason, and his emergence has the Blues on the precipice of the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 49 years.
Sharks deal with Erik Karlsson “regrets” and frustrations over injuries in Game 5 loss. https://t.co/vAcKGW9jzj
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) May 20, 2019
San Jose is in dire straits, and the Sharks might not have three of their best players in St. Louis on Tuesday night after they left yesterday’s game with injuries. Erik Karlsson was dealing with a groin injury coming into the game, and he was clearly much less than 100 percent. Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski each left after getting hit high by Blues players.
Another look at the game-winner. 🙌#MensWorlds | #TeamUSA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xq1fGMfn1H
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) May 19, 2019
Team USA locked up its spot in the knockout rounds of the 2019 IIHF World Championships with a 3-1 win over Germany on Sunday. Dylan Larkin, James van Riemsdyk, and Jack Eichel were the goal scorers for the Americans.
Professional womens hockey players form players association. MORE: https://t.co/0QgmSlE7KP pic.twitter.com/jowIAerI0I
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 20, 2019
Some of the top women’s hockey players in the world continue to press forward and are taking the steps to unionize. It was announced that over 200 players had agreed to form the Professional Women’s Hockey Association on Monday, and that the paperwork was filed on Friday. That means there is likely to be a prolonged impasse between the players and the National Women’s Hockey League.
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