The Golden Knights will have to wait until then to determine whether they will play third-place Minnesota or fourth-place St. Louis in the first round of the playoffs. "If not, I thought our good season was good overall. They were completely outplayed by a motivated Golden Knights, getting outshout 35-13 in the first two periods and giving little help to rookie goalie Alexei Melnichuk. The Golden Knights didn't take long to jump on top of the Sharks by scoring twice in the opening eight minutes. The 41-year-old Marleau will be a free agent this offseason and the Sharks might look to go in a younger direction next season.

Source: Fox News May 13, 2021 13:18 UTC