going to the 3rd period >> gary:3rd period/ 2-0 sharks >> gary:hertl gets the great pass from joe thorntonnd turns on the red light 3-0 sharks final: 3-0 sharks >> gary:sharks lead series 2-1 game 4 saturday in san jose >> gary:petco park. in san diego top 4th/ 1-1 tie >> gary:hunter pence bounces a hit up the middle off "big game" james shields matt duffy scores 2-1 giants >> gary:bottom 6th/ 2-1 giants jeff samardjiza. getting some help here from pence who makes a nice leaping illuminated wall in right field >> gary:top 7th/ 2-1 giants >> gary:brandon crawford solo home run off shields. 3-1 giants >> gary:score: 3-1 giants in the 9th inning >> gary: do not go head first. out for a certain amount of time with eight fractured thumb. >> gary: yankees, you need a scorecard. but there were enough to beat the a's final with four-month to rid the a's won four in a row until this evening. 4-1 >> gary:steph curry >> gary:frightened a lot of people stands for this loose ball he banged his right elbow leaving a tennis elbow swelling >> gary: affect him considering his 3rd quarter explosion the fans

keep your eye on the puck off of the stick of joe thornton and it gets stuck inside thornton's short. we got a play at the plate. forget about going to the catcher. leaning over her for a tag. at number 3, got to go to this guy. he hit three home runs with two outside in the 9th inning. five big flies after going homerless after 60 at-bats. meanwhile the rays mascot blind side symptomper. after being hit by a pitch, batista slides into second base and did not go over odore. both benches ejected and he is playing against the athletics. a brawl that that occurred on the baseball field. >> i had a hard slide at second base. i could have injured him and i chose not to and i september a message that i didn't appreciate getting hit. >> i was surprised that he threw a punch like that. >> he got me pretty good. i have to give him that. it takes a bigger man to knock me down. >>> ouch. >>> we got to go. we will see you at 11. announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: how's everybody? i appreciate y'all. thank y

joe thornton wednesday face-off. they find him at the other end. the sharks would win this one 3- 2. game three will be in nashville on tuesday night. >> the giants were playing the new york mets in new york. the giants trying to avoid a three-game sweep top of the fourth, that ball is deep and good. the giants lead three- 3-0. that ball is going to drop. the giants are up 5-0. he has a leg injury, he is out. we will have to hear more on that. buster posey, that is a solo shot, the giants would win this, 6-1. >> oakland is hosting the astros. it did not take long for the astros to get on the board. they set us up got a leadoff home run, houston is up 1-0. top of the third, astros load the bases, that will bring in another runner from houston, 2- 0. going to the bottom of the seventh, he strikes out here, the astros close it out and win this thing 2-1. that was sports. >> game over for sports authority. the retailer is closing all of their stores they filed for bankruptcy chapter 11 and they indicated at that time that they would close 140 stores an

louis led 3-2 late in the second, joe thornton finds joe pavelski in the slot, 3-3 after two. in the third, it's brett burns with the shot. pavelski redirects the puck for his second goal. make it 4-3 san jose. a pair of empty netters made the final 6-3. the sharks can earn their first trip to the stanley cup final with a win at home on wednesday. >> i think we're reminding them we're not there yet. there's a lot of heavy lifting left. we know the team on the other side there. you know they're not going away. you know, we've been close before and let teams off the mat. so it's a great opportunity for us but there's a lot of work left to do here before we can start thinking about that. >>> for the second straight game the giants offense struggled but once again they found a way to win. let's go to at&t park where this fan had reason to smile. johnny cueto turned in another strong start shutting out the padres on two hits. he struck out six. cueto went the distance to improve his record to 7-1. the game's only run came in the ninth with two outs. hunter pence bloops one into rig

>> they have really good players like joe thornton and joe pavelski. >> the depth we have is exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. >> we get close and choke. this year is different. we have a good setup. they move some things around. i like it. >> reporter: you think they will go all the way? >> they will go all the way. >> the sharks are known for their power. that's really what these fans are hoping to see tonight. you may remember, it took seven games to put away the nashville predat predators. fans are hoping their favorite team will get one step closer to the stanley cup. game two will also be played in st. louis but game three and four will be back here at the arena thursday and saturday. most of the tickets are already sold out. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. a lot of excitement there and a lot of excitement at oracle arena, the champion warriors open the game against the oklahoma thunder in game one. >> everything going on. >> so exciting to see that. >> and good luck to the sharks to get it done. >>> coming up, pare

joe thornton no stanley cup finals. last night they beat the blues 5-2. they won the series 4 games to two. but again back to those guys, marleau, thornton and the rest of the veterans who had to endure so much heart break over the past ten years or so. we ask first the head coach if he could put that into perspective, put into words what this might mean for those guys. . >> i can't put it into words. because i i can't imagine. i can't imagine because all i've seen them is the year i've spent with them. and how hard these guys work everyday. how committed they are, how badly they want to win. and i don't think that's changed over the last ten years. i can't imagine the crap written and said about them. you know, that they've had to deal with. and it's a great night for those guys. >> after the game joe pavelski and the sharks were presented with the clarence campbell bowl. players are super stirpes and none of them -- supersticious. none of them touched that thing. so the warriors need to channel sharks right now. and get back to winning. that's what they

louis led 3-2 late in the second, joe thornton finds joe pavelski in the slot, 3-3 after two. in the third, it's brett burns with the shot. pavelski redirects the puck for his second goal. make it 4-3 san jose. a pair of empty netters made the final 6-3. the sharks can earn their first trip to the stanley cup final with a win at home on wednesday. >> i think we're reminding them we're not there yet. there's a lot of heavy lifting left. we know the team on the other side there. you know they're not going away. you know, we've been close before and let teams off the mat. so it's a great opportunity for us but there's a lot of work left to do here before we can start thinking about that. >>> for the second straight game the giants offense struggled but once again they found a way to win. let's go to at&t park where this fan had reason to smile. johnny cueto turned in another strong start shutting out the padres on two hits. he struck out six. cueto went the distance to improve his record to 7-1. the game's only run came in the ninth with two outs. hunter pence bloops one into rig

early first period, joe thornton missing on the breakaway. joe pavelski won't be denied.ads all scorers. to the second period. brent burns with a shot from the blue line. check out joel ward with the redirect. so fast you got to see it again. barely gets the stick on it. martin jones 24 saves. really put the team on his back. he has been great throughout the postseason. pad save a beauty. third period, logan couture to ward for his second goal of this game. right on the doorstep. goalie had no chance. in the third, jonas dons could i. that's and you surmountable lead as the sharks win 5-2, advancing to their first stanley cup finals in the franchise's 25-year history facing the winner of the penguins/lightning series. >> it's a great night for those guys. i also told the group that i've been this far once before and as great a night as this is, if you don't win the next round, it's still not a great summer. >> yeah, it's a pretty cool feeling. obviously, it's our first time here. so it's -- it was pretty neat to get this done at home. the fans here have waited so long, 25

the story is really patrick marleau and joy -- joe thornton. this is their first stanley cup appearance. >> they look so strong. the upside of this is that they will be rested come monday. >> here is peter deboer on those guys.>> i can't imagine because all i have seen is the year i have spent with them and how hard these guys work every day and how committee -- committed they are and how hard they of worked. i don't think that has changed over the last 10 years. i can't believe the crap that was written about them and said about them that they have had to deal with. it's a great night for those guys.>> see you later man, sorry. >> they were not about to touch that trophy after the game. the superstition is, don't touch that. in two weeks they want to be hoisting the cup.>> 20 years in existence and the 25 and a first -- 25 years in existence on the 25th anniversary is silver. that's what i think the cup is made of. so far, things are looking up for the warriors. i was going to go next door where the a's are playing as well. i don't have to do

joe thornton, shot on joe. -- shot on goal.e was not going to take no for an answer. just crams that thing in there until it hits the back of the net. we've got a 1-0 late. 5:02 into the second, brent burns who has been sensational, toward the net, joel ward again, brilliant redirect, remember he did that in the last sharks victory. he does it again, that is incredible hand eye coordination. 2-0. wild third-period, 3:01 in, logan couture who had a goal and two assists, two joel ward again, the second goal of the night. the sharks turning it on, electrifying the crowd at the tank. 3-0. now five minutes, 10 seconds later, couture once more. joonas donskoi will take his assist to make it 4-0. the sharks might have let their foot off the pedal just a little bit, but no problem. they coast into win it, 5-2. they take the series in six. yes, finally, the clock winds down, they're going to the finals. >> pandemonium here in san jose where it was ward and reward. joel ward with a pair of goals. team teal was on to the stanley cup final

joe thornton has been a part of five of them. the sharks dominated since the drop of the puck. pevelski's fourth goal of the season. they scored in first three times, one in the second, and then in the third logan beats patrick marlow to make it 5-0 san jose. broken stick, sharks win 5-0. they advance to the western conference final where is they will play the st. louis blue sunday. it seems like the media is finally on the bandwagon. >> we're the [ bleep ] did you all come from? >> the first couple of years we made it to the western conference. when you get there you have a very good team and you have to take advantage of it. >> does this end the conversation of the disadvantage of home ice because you guys seemed to turn the tide here now. >> we never felt we were at a disadvantage here. maybe for you guys. >>> kevin durant and the thunder seizing the chance to eliminate san antonio next. they led by 24 at the break. down to 11 in the fourth. west brook provides the dagger from downtown. 65 combined for westbrook and durant. they will open in oakland. >>> and joe panic took h

joe thornton getting his beard tugged. first period, st. louis on power play. martin jones first goal of the game. but 34 seconds later, hard shot by brent burns and tips it. bounces off the skate for a goal. we're tied at one. second period, the blues. shot by martin jones. go as far as your goalie and 2-1 blues. tough. now joe pavelski plenty of chances in the second but former college teammate at wisconsin, brian elliott made the stop. 2-1 blues after two. third period best chance for the sharks. bounces off the post around elliott's shoulders. he pounces on it almost by chance and the sharks lose it 2-1 and had their chance to score more and they know it. >> when we, you know, put a good effort and don't get results we want, it's tough to separate but you just got to throw it another game like that and you got to stay with it. that's all you got to do. >> it wasn't any plus game for us, but, you know, i thought we got better as the game went on and we had some opportunities to score more than the one we got. we got to cash in. this time of year, you're not

playoff team, the sharks in pittsburgh, preparing for game one of the stanley cup finals inch 1997, joe thornton patrick marlow were in the city getting drafted. immigrant took awhile but he said he knew sharks would play for the ultimate prize. >> i thought we're a couple pieces away, and here we are. so it's just -- you got to put in the hard work in the summertime, have to believe, and this can happen. >> you'll see two teams that are pretty close knit group, and just want to find a way to finish up right. >> now to baseball. the red hot giants continue to roll through the national league west. coors field, even ice courtroom cooperate cool this team off. hunter pence nursing a hamstring injury but had three hits today, including a pair of doubles. denard span had three hits in the fourth. slugs his second homer of the season. 6-2 san francisco. that was more than enough for johnny cueto, who improved his record to 8-1. 8-3 was the final. the giants have now won 15 of their last 17 games. >> a's were trailing the tigers in the six enemy when kinsler boots the groundser by allan see. that woul

back in 1997, joe thornton and marleau were both in the steel city waiting to be drafted. thornton said he knew one day the sharks would be playing. >> making the playoffs, i honestly thought we're a couple pieces away and here we are. you got to put in the hard work in the summertime and believe and we're just going to happen. >> i think you'll see two teams that are pretty close knit group and, you know, just want to find a way to finish up. >> not just the sharks and warriors doing well but the giants are the hottest team in baseball having won 15 of the last 17 games. let's go to coors field where the rockies suffered another licking. hunter pence has been nursing a hamstring injury but three hits including a pair of doubles. this one in the first brought home buster posey. after sitting out yesterday with a bruised hip, span had three hits including this solo shot in the fourth that made it 6-2 san francisco. despite a sore back, johnny improves to 8-1. >>> the a's trailing the tigers 2-0 in the sixth when ian kinsler boots this. that would have been the third out. da

next, from san jose sharks is joe thornton. likely to get manscaped at petco." [ laughter ] i didn't know. can you do that? >> steve: i didn't know you could do that. >> jimmy: i don't see it on the menu. >> steve: stand on that little thing. >> jimmy: laying next to that horse. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you go i seen your picture. >> steve: good looking horse. >> jimmy: good looking horse, yeah. next we have tommy wingels from san jose. he was voted, "most likely to be saving himself for prom night." >> steve: oh. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, that's nice. >> steve: admirable. >> jimmy: that's nice. >> steve: yeah. [ applause ] >> jimmy: next up, from tampa bay is anton stralman. he was voted, "most likely to have dealt it, smelt it, denied it and supplied it. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: it were me. >> jimmy: and finally from san jose, we have logan couture. he was voted, "sexy gilbert gottfried," everybody. there you go. those are your nhl superlatives. we'll be right back with more of "the tonight show." come on back. [

joe pavelski, yes, after joe thornton, no, beats his wisconsin roommate or teammate, brian elliott there sharks up 1 and then brett burns, he's got a big beard and he likes snakes. joel ward tips it in. ward got two. sharks go on to win 5-2 and they'll play the winner of the penguins and lightning game which is thursday, game seven. >> all right. >>> we'll keep an outlook for the razor. i don't think it's coming any time soon. >> not until it's over. >> no razors at espn. >> too early for movember. >>> it comes down to today for the country's best young spellers. we'll check in at the national spelling bee. >>> this impressive youngster making it look easy on her waterskis. stay with us. if you've gone to extremes to escapetry clarispray.ergies. new, from the makers of claritin. with the #1 prescribed ingredient. and nothing is more effective at relieving your sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion. return to the world with clarispray. every ingredient is the main ingredient. the new green goddess cobb with avocado, bacon, freshly made dressing, tomato... and chicken. at panera. food

next, they will talk about joe thornton's beard, a lot of jokes there. >> that's going to do it for us joining us, goodbye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- adam sandler, karlie kloss, musical guest anderson .paak

can't miss looking at joe thornton and that beard in front of the net. eve of the sharks' first ever cup finals game. as for why they made it here, whatever the coach was selling, the players were buying. >> we realize he's a smart guy but he gets the beat of the team real well. he gives us a smack when we need it and he can pump us up when we need it too. he's been great all year. >> [ question inaudible ] >> some guys get them more than others. but i could probably -- hasn't been that long. get them every once in a while. >>> we got sharks and warrior fans in colorado. rooting the giants. top 3rd, hunter spence is swinging free. giants led 3-1. pence had three doubles in the game. next inning denard span got every bit of it on this blast. wow. that's a big one. giants won the game 8-3. they are 15-2 over their last 17 games. >>> meantime, as' rich hill on the bump. tigers on the way of the 8th win. how about a 6 and 1/3rd of 2-run ball? miguel cabrera. did leave the game with a groin injury. on the hook for a loss until this in the 6th. center fielder

of one of the young ones, number 50, center chris tierney, who casts a watchful eye on veteran joe thorntonnd brent burns for more than just their play. >> is there more of an impressive play-off beard than the one he has? my gosh! that's charlton heston ten commandments-like. >> yeah. i think it's one, two for sure. i think they are having fun with it. i think we get a kick out of it watching sometimes, you know, what happens. it's crazy if something gets caught in their beard. >>> big league balls and strikes in baseball up and down for the giants in denver. man, is that air thin. matt cain on the dl tonight for a hamstring strain. then they had to play. hawks soaring high above coors field. downtown denver. so was this. a buster posey no doubter in the 1st inning. a three-run swung-on gone! madison baumgarner got a no decision pitch well enough to win. got out of a bases-loaded jam in the 6th via the old double play ball. look at the emotion! yeah. bullpen couldn't hold a 4-1 lead. two on and strickland threw one and lead cut to 4-3. then josh relieved him and it didn't get any better. c

joe thornton finally getting a chance to play for the cup in 18 seasons. pen gills begins up a goal in the first. sidney c2-0 pence. but the sharks got a goal from hurdle and then patrick par low on the -- marleau in his 18th year. less than 3 minutes to go. nick benigno bury the shot. penguins hold on to win. they take an early 1-0 series lead. >> you know they played their game for longer stretches than we did tonight. and that's what happens. you don't deserve to win when you don't out play the other team. this isn't going to be easy you don't get to this point have an ease night we know game two i going to be tough. i think we can be a lot better. >>reporter: the giants lost 0 to the braves in atlanta. the a's beats the twins 3-2 next-door and that is their third straight win. the big news once again the warriors are back in the nba finals against lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers and the sharks down one game to none. allen it's a biggest. bay area parts fan right now. >> indeed it is. >> can't wait for thursday. >> can't decide which color to w

all eyes on joe thornton who's playing in his first-ever stanley cup. >> it's the next step for us.ust -- we've been doing a real good job at this game day to day, shift to shift. it's just another challenge that we're hoping to come out on top on. >>> giants/rockies at coors field. matt cain would leave in the second with a left hammy strain. rockies hit five doubles and beat the giants by a final of 5-2. >>> a busy memorial day weekend ahead. we'll have all your postgame coverage and analysis from the western conference finals and stanley cup right here on csn bay area. i'm dave feldman. amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. plus 36-month financing. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. member to the oakland zoo. say hello to "zachary" -- a male baboon born april 22-nd. zacry >>> new video of a new member of the oakland zoo, zachary, a male baboon born april 22nd. zachary will no

this will be the first stanley cup final for veterans, patrick marleau and joe thornton who have played has spent 18 seasons with the sharks. he was asked what makes the cut so special? >> it's the magic. it's the design. the ring, everything that i tates to putting the names to and everything about it. something special. >> you appreciate it. you realize how hard you have to get to this point and i'm happy to be here. >> to play as long as they have, and to be on teams that finally break through, it's nice to get here and not just about getting here. it's about wanting more and they know that. and you know, they have done patrolmen us job for us this season and through the postseason. >> we realize it's special to be part of a team with patty, that they played so long, been dominant for so long, for them to get a chance finally, it's special. you know, we are -- >> despite this being their first stanley cup finals, the sharks appear to be pretty loose. that was evident when they went out photo bombing the players on media day. >> i don't know, we will see. there's' my boys right here.

congratulations, very happy for patrick marleau and joe thornton. we have fog bushing off sooner -- burns off sooner. the low is in arizona. there's a breeze, i should hope sal is listening, gusts at 35 at the altamonte pass. there goes the low it's in northern arizona, 50s on the temps. there's a few upper 40s in the north bay. there goes the system. as that moves out high pressure is building in. fog, drizzle, the fog burns off. a lot of upper 70s. highs, 60s, 70s. i hope sal heard me when i said that. >> i did hear you. i'm paying close attention to the weather. the gusty winds could affect traffic. right now it's going slow, just to let you know. because a lot of people coming through. we've a big problem in the east bay, we start with that. south bound 880, a couple crashes according to chp. south bound 101 -- i'm sorry, bound 880. a couple lanes closed. this is big trouble for the commute. it doesn't need help to get busy. a couple lanes are taken away. unusual activity where there was a naked man running around. southbound 880. what you need

one minute later, joe thornton finds the captain, joe to joe, pavelski, second period.ure on the breakaway. and beats pekka rinne with a backhand, 3-1. pavelski had his second goal of the game. eighth of the series. tied for most in these playoffs. sharks win it 5-1, take a 3-2 series lead. next game monday night back in nashville. >> we felt after that last game we played a couple really good periods we have to carry that and it was up to us to get that momentum back. >> enjoy it until i get home and then focus on the next game. we have the third win but haven't won the series so we have to regroup and get ready from the next one. >> that's big coming back from ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. >>> good evening, i'm eric thomas. in tonight's headlines, a player from oakland shined in tonight's warriors playoff game but it was on the other team. damian lillard led the portland trail blazers to a 120-108 win

early first period, joe thornton messes but joe pavelski picked up the loose puck, scores his play-off high 13th goal of the post-season. 1-0 san jose. it was 2-0 third period, ward with his second goal of the night, 3-2 and the tank has the finals in their grasp. then five minutes later, put the game on ice! the sharks win 5-2 to win the series and after 25 years they have finally broken through to their first-ever stanley cup finals. >> pretty cool feeling. obviously, it's our first time here so it's, um, it was neat to get this done at home. the fans have waited 25 years, we have waited 18 years or so. so it's a great feeling. >> it's huge for the people who have been here for so long. it's unbelievable. makes our job a lot easier for us. so just excited four wins away from winning so we are excited about that. >>> baseball the giants win 4- 3. the a's lose 13-3. and cleveland now leads that series three games to two over toronto. the big story tonight, the golden state warriors, they have to win to stay alive. that's where our sportscast will emanate from. i'm dennis o'donnell. see

down 3-2 in the second, joe thornton, sensational passer, finding joe pavelski.e from the nhl playoff scoring leader, pavelski. into the third, 16 seconds, he scores again. that's his 12th postseason goal. 4-3 leading for good. empty netter late as the blues pulled their goalie and chris tierney with a wraparound. they added another one for 6-3. pavelski is just having it up in the postseason. asked about the sharks bouncing back from that rather sadsack lost on saturday in san jose. >> so many emotions throughout a playoff -- if we play a game like we did the other night, you just try to respond and play a good game like tonight and when we do that we give ourselves good opportunity to win and get some chances and we believe we can be tough to play against. >>> as for the giants, johnny be good, johnny be lucky too and it is better to be lucky than good. lately the giants have both of them working for them. back-to-back 1-0 victories. in fact 11 wins in their last 12. lost on all the first place fun, the fact they are not exactly heading the ball of late. but ma

joe thornton finds the captain, joe pavelski. 2-1, sharks.> goes between the legs of pekka rinne, 3-1. tied for most in these playoffs. the sharks take a 3-2 series lead a big 5-1 victory with game six coming up monday night in nashville. >> he still have work to do and they are a very good team. we've seen that. i like the fact i think we are getting better as the series has gone on. every game we are getting a little built better, getting more transactions, playing better as a team. and we've got to carry that into game six because they aren't going to roll over. we know that. >> on to baseball. matt duffy was in danger of missing his dinner date last night. giants and rockies played for 4 dollars 20 minutes. 13 hour marathon. they played between the raindrops at&t park. this game was scoreless through nine. colorado takes the 1-0 lead in the tenth. bottom of the tenth brandon dealt tripled. and they tie it up at 1 a piece. they go on and on to the bottom of the 13th. rally caps on. two on, one out for matt duff. they matt line gets down. c

joe thornton finds the captain, joe pavelski. 2-1, sharks. second period, donskoi.an coyote for the breakaway. goes between the legs of pekka rinne, 3-1. tied for most in these playoffs. the sharks take a 3-2 series lead, a big 5-1 victory with game six coming up monday night in nashville. >> we still have work to do and they are a very good team. we've seen that. i like the fact i think we are getting better as the series has gone on. every game we are getting a little built better, getting more contributions, playing better as a team. and we've got to carry that into game six because they aren't going to roll over. we know that. >> on to baseball. matt duffy was in danger of missing his dinner date last night. giants and rockies played for 4 hours 20 minutes. a 13-inning marathon. they played between the raindrops at&t park. this game was scoreless through nine. colorado takes the 1-0 lead in the tenth. bottom of the tenth brandon dealt tripled. brandon crawford singles him in to tie it up at 1 a piece. they go on and on and on. rally caps on. to the bottom of the

joe thornton finds the captain, joe pavelski. 2-1, sharks. second period, donskoi.ogan coyote for the breakaway. goes between the legs of pekka rinne, 3-1. tied for most in these playoffs. the sharks take a 3-2 series lead, a big 5-1 victory with game six coming up monday night in nashville. >> we still have work to do and they are a very good team. we've seen that. i like the fact i think we are getting better as the series has gone on. every game we are getting a little bit better, getting more contributions, playing better as a team. and we've got to carry that into game six because they aren't going to roll over. we know that. >> on to baseball. matt duffy was in danger of missing his dinner date last night. giants and rockies played for 4 hours 20 minutes. a 13-inning marathon. they played between the raindrops at&t park. this game was scoreless through nine. colorado takes the 1-0 lead in the tenth. bottom of the tenth brandon belt tripled. brandon crawford singles him in to tie it up at 1 a piece. they go on and on and on. rally caps on. to the bottom of the

joe thornton suited up and they split in st.a chance to take the lead in the series. >> light workout prior to tonight's game and they had the feel. >> sliding under the radar. ,. didn't play great in the regular season. >> not a top seed and built for the playoffs. they are big. strpg. they are veterans. and this is the year of window for these guys. they have been good at home and all in the past. they are happy to be back on home ice after the split in st. louis. >> there is one and that is something. the playoffs. they brought it every night and that helped bring it here at home. >> we want to make sure we can make a change on that and improving the home record from the regular season and so far, so good. >> it fights well on the road and they have been strong there. and you know, they are looking to be a bit better. >> we have to be ready to bring our game and contribute. >>> yes, so, the sharks swept the predators in the playoffs at home and playing well at home. this is what we said. >> tonight is a big game. scott is dow

here is joe thornton feeling modest about his team's success. >> i know i'm a great player.y, and i feel good playing with who i'm playing i feel good. >> now you're wonder yg we are showing you video of the aftermath of the recent ft. mcmurray files in canada. one family who lost their homes in this catastrophe happened to be die-hard sharks' fans. one of the items they saved from their home is a sharks jersey. the team decided to fly the family of five to san jose, treat them to a vip experience and tickets to tomorrow night's matchup against the blues in what will be game four of the western conference finals which the sharks lead the first time ever in their 25-year history. bob redell, today in the bay. >> an exciting time to be a sharks fan. >> cool you have these canadian teams in the nhl, but it's the american team, california boys that are helping out one of the families affected by the canadian fire. >> it's normally warm here. >> big changes now. >> they continue into the weekend. temperatures dipping into the 60s today a lot of sunshine as we get the day started.

sharks is patrick march low and joe thornton.ing the top five list of any guys in nhl history to never make a stanley cup finals. >> so, that is going to be on their mind. >> maybe a little bit. but the sharks have everything going for them. they are playing well and they are scoring in the playoffs after not scoring much in the regular season. they turned it around. it is a pretty big deal tonight. they will drop the puck at 6:00. this is what they were saying a few minutes ago. >> we are certainly enjoying it. >> how you can feel the energy amongst the guys and in the city of san jose. it is a fun thing to be a part of and given ourselves a great opportunity. >> grew up with the stanley cup and having a game tonight. >> been waiting for this for a long time. and yes, hopefully we can do it for them tonight. >> yes, the beard will get cut after the stanley ku7 finals. one way or another. they still have to win a game. my barber is a sharks fan and go to the cow palace. he is guaranteeing a victory. >> i like the attitude. >> how

joe thornton and patty marlowe nerve made it into the finals until now. the first year head coach was asked to put into word what it might mean for them. >> i can't put it into words, i can't imagine. i can't imagine. all i have seen them is the year i have spent with them and how hard these guys work every day and how committed they are and how badly they want to win and that's not changed over the last 10 years. i can't imagine the crepe written about them and said about them. and that they have had to deal with. and it is a great night for those guys. >> after the game, captain joe pavelski and the sharks were presented with the campbell bowl as the western champs. but they were suspicious. and said it could be bad luck. they are waiting for the bigger prize, win four more and they will be hoisting the stanley cup instead. >> on the other end of things, warriors play the biggest game of their historic season. >> steph curry and the team are playing against oklahoma city and against the thunder. those on the team say it doesn't matter. >> that is the ti

nashville pulls reni and the sharks would take advantage, joe thornton would skating for the empty netterin the sharks take a 2-0 lead in the series and they now head to nashville for game three on tuesday and nobody in the san jose dressing room is taking anything for granted. >> it was good. when we have that, but that doesn't guarantee anything. coming into these playoffs there was a lot of talk about our home record and we've come out and play hard, the fans have been great, a lot of energy in the building so it's good to see some wins. we understand the series will get tougher. these people will go home and -- we've got to pick up and play a better game. >> the giants needed a good effort today and -- in new york to stop a mini winning streak. noah syndergaard on the hill for the mets and matching zeros with madison baumgartner. one round already in. bumgarner has a 3-0 lead. he had to work his way out of a jam to get the assist but -- loading the bases with two outs. he went with six -- shutout innings. it was 5-1 giants. that's number four on the year for posey. giants go on to a 6

joe thorntons. these defies that have been here a long time. doug wilson and his staff. all the peel behind this all the -- people behind him, this is an opportunity for great people to go to the final dance. to go and clench a bifrt and put themming a ticket to the finals. -- punch a ticket to the finals. i'm excited. >> reporter: the gauntlet has been thrown. oust this guy from the top spot. enjoy the game. it will abrocking time. we'lling -- a rocking time. we'll be back with more at 5:00. and hopefully we'll be celebrating later tonight. >> that's right. get the w there at the tank. and i remember that goal against the red wings. tell jaime thanks for me. >> hopefully we have new memories tonight. >>> the chp will be out in full force this memorial day weekend. the infractions they'll be looking for andle penalty you can expect to face in an officer spots you. >> in weather, stubborn clouds across the area. now, we have sunshine across the much of the region. coming up, the timing of the next warming trend and go over the details in your memorial day weekend forecas

david backes and joe thornton. both guys grabbing each other's beards. joe saying mine is bigger.'s like mine's growing. >> jimmy: yeah. that's sort of how i imagine lumberjacks saying hello. "hey, how's it going." [ laughter and applause ] pull each others beards. >> brawny! >> jimmy: oh, this is nice here. i saw that carolina panthers quarterback cam newton will star in a new nickelodeon show helping kids achieve their lifelong dreams. or, almost achieve their lifelong dreams but then blow it when the pressure's on. [ audience oohs ] [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: oh, hey. oh. >> jimmy: you know you liked that one. [ laughter ] hey, guys, i saw "the angry birds movie" comes out this weekend. yeah, they're saying the birds in the movie are angry because, mostly because the movie didn't come out two years ago. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: really? really? [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: check this out. next "star wars" movie currently filming in ireland. you can tell they're filming "star wars" in ireland when darth vader is, "luke, i am your father and her father and his

that same david back us who was duging on joe thornton redirected shot st. louis in front one nothing on the power play goal. took the sharks exactly 4 seconds to get even. a crazy sequence at brent burns slapshot is redirected by joe pavelski and off the skate. thomas hurdle and into the net. slow it down you get a much better picture of the pin balling puck. haas burn jones would like to have back. burns will turn it over in the news central season. la terra puts the blues in front 2-1. battle of the goalie elliott made 31 stays 21 for jones. st. holds on for the 2-1 win. >> it wasn't an a plus game for us but i thought we got better takes game went on and we had some opportunities to score more than the one we got. we've got to catch in. this time of year you're not going to win games with one goal. i think the goals were there tonight we just didn't stick them in. >> game 2 of that series tuesday night again at st. louis at the sharks will try to earn a split before they come to san why for games 3 and 4. and the sharks are fining themselves behind in a s

joe thornton to pavelski to tomas hertl. after one period of play, san jose leading game 3, 1-0. we're at the first intermission. i caught up with former sharks, scott han none. he sees this team gelling at the right time. >> if the sharks are playing at their best, the final four teams left, are they the best of the four? >> in my mind they are. for sure. >> why is that? >> they got power play, they can roll four lines at you, penalty killing looks good. the big thing is power plays. you watched the game the other night, they buried it when they had to. they just missed a few. they had their chances there. if they keep doing that, they're looking in real good shape. >> this team looks like a stanley cup champion to you? >> to me, they do. >>> hannan is right, they probably should have won game one. they win tonight and put doubt in the minds of the blues. of course, we'll be back at 11:00 with complete highlights and reaction from what we hope will be a victorious sharks locker room. reporting outside sap center, colin resch, nbc bay area. >> we need you to come back with good n

joe thornton o talked about it earlier he said it took him a a couple of months to get going. and they didn't fair well after the first game back after a road trip. they maxed out on the road emptied the tank didn't play well on the next one. the fans are loud, there's no concerns about all that. now that said the concern tonight is the st. louis blues. look for them to have a rebound. they're 5-2 on the road. they're better on the road than they are at home. so sharks need to even up the antibecause that's what the blues will do. >> we saw you waving the hankies and getting the crowd in play. are you going to be there today. >> they asked me to do it the day before. if they were losing i would have got booed out of town. no plans for that tonight. i think that's a one and done. i'll do some rooting on my own. >> if it doesn't go well we'll bring you back. we'll get you a pair of shades. thanks. >>> got the sharks with a chance to do something tonight they have never done in their entire history. take a lead in a series in the western conference finals. they go up 2-1 if they

they lead the western conference final series 2-1 and jumbo joe thornton two assist.n awesome beard. this play-off run. not shabby for the 18-year 36- year-old veteran. >> are you surprised at all at the way you continue to play at this stage of your career? >> no. no. i know i'm a great player. i love to play. i feel good playing with who i'm playing with on our team. >> game 4 saturday. >>> nba play-offs. warriors practice in oakland today oklahoma city tomorrow and practice once they get there. hey, the swelling is already gone down in steph curry's elbow. got to be the most talk about right elbow as a result of this fall wednesday night when curry dove into the seats and nobody bothered to catch him. curry got a big knot on his elbow while fans just took pictures instead of bracing the two time mvp's fall. >> i wasn't doing a crowd surfing deal. they weren't ready. >> i need that picture. that would be something to remember. >> kind of disappointed he took that moment to document it. >> andre was behind me on the court. so he was taking in the moment. >> warriors

sharks as a franchise and combined 36 years for their two veteran players patrick marleau and joe thornton to get here. >> we've talked about it s a little bit. he's skyed just as excited as i am. ever since you were a kid how special it would be. it's been a long road and thankful for this opportunity right now. >> i'm having fun with it but still realize that we ultimately have four more games to win to get that prize. we're still focused. >> for the 100th time memorial day week has meant the running of the indianapolis 500 in a relatively uneventful race last year's winner juan pablo montoya was out. his day over after 63 of the 200 laps. last year's champion 33rd last in field. in the end 66-1 long shot winner. amex and rossi nevada city cold fronted to the win. carlos munoz and joseph new garden were chasing him but rossi managed to conserve his fuel and become indy's first rookie winner since helio castroneves in 2001. lots more coming up at 11:00 on sports wrap chug we're going to have our bay area in an insider mattstein pets metz to talk about what else the warriors. and of course

it's been long overdue for two of the longest tenured sharks patrick marleau and joe thornton. >> do you ever wonder, i mean, when is it going to be your turn? so many good teams say this is the year and with a lot of gray in your beard when it finally happened. >> speckled. >> i can't imagine, you know, the crap written about 'em and said about them. you know, um, that they have had to deal with. and it's a great night for those guys. >> it's pretty neat to get this done at home. the fans here have waited so long 25 years and we have wait 18 years or so. so it's a great feeling. >> now, just like the warriors under then first year head coach steve kerr, the sharks are experiencing the same kind of success under their first year head coach, pete deboer. now, despite san jose missing the play-offs in 2015, deboer knew he was inheriting a talented team just like kerr did when he replaced mark jackson. >> right place right time. everyone was ready for something a little bit fresh and new not anything that much different. they're embarrassed by the year they just had and they're willing

. >> reporter: actually, a tame beard compared to joe thornton on or jo pawveski. they will have their hands full with a tough st. louis blues team. the sharks ahead in the series 3-2. they won game five in st. louis monday with that three- goal third period. they got goals from pawveski, tierney, and joel ward. tonight the puck drops at 6 p.m. at sap center. the shark tank will be filled with fans hungry for a stanley cup final appearance. the coach says they have momentum heading into the game tonight. >> last game was a big game for us. we needed to establish our presence in how we want to play a game and what makes our team successful. i think even though we didn't have the start, down one and then down two early, you know, to claw back and play our game and stick with it and show the character we have and the depth we have. >> the sharks have made it to the western conference finals before with appearances in 2004, 2010, 2007. i am not mentioning 2014 everybody. >> thank you. >> the blues are tough. keep in mind that they face elimination in rounds one and two