Imagine sitting back, not even lacing up your skates, only to find out your playoff hopes just got stomped out by a game you weren’t even in. That’s exactly what happened to the San Jose Sharks. With 45 points on the season—four behind the Chicago Blackhawks—their fate was hanging by a thread. And last night, that thread snapped. @PuckReportNHL put it plain and simple: “The #SJSharks will be eliminated from playoff contention tonight if one of #Canucks or #StlBlues gets 1 or more points from their games.” And, well, that’s exactly what went down.
All eyes were on the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues, the two teams that held the Sharks’ destiny in their hands. Utah Hockey Club had one job—take down the Canucks. Anaheim Ducks? They needed to clip the Blues’ wings. And now, St. Louis Blues’ victory shuts the door on the San Jose Sharks, officially knocking them out of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
B/R Open Ice hit up X after the game with the cold, hard truth—“San Jose Sharks have been eliminated from 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff contention.” Just like that, the dream is over, the door is slammed shut, and the playoff train has officially left without them.
San Jose Sharks have been eliminated from 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff contention. pic.twitter.com/NG7pJ2TU4t
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 17, 2025
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