Tarasenko is the second Blues player to have at least one point in each game of a conference final/NHL semifinal. Gary Sabourin had five points (four goals, one assist) in four games in the 1969 NHL Semifinals. ... St. Louis improved to 9-1 when scoring in the first six minutes of a game in the playoffs. ... It's the fourth time the Blues have made the Stanley Cup Final. They were swept three straight years from 1968-70, including by the Bruins in 1970. ... Gambrell is the second Sharks player to score his first NHL goal in the playoffs, joining Marcel Goc (May 4, 2004). ... The Blues were 2-for-2 on the power play. ... Pietrangelo's assist was his 13th point of the playoffs, breaking a tie with Joe Micheletti (1981), Jeff Brown (1990, 1991) and Al MacInnis (1999) for most by a St. Louis defenseman in a single postseason. ... San Jose was 4-0 in the playoffs when facing elimination.