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The Vegas Golden Knights could close out their first playoff series on the road against the San Jose Sharks when Game 5 takes place at the SAP Center. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Corianne Guerin, from left, with her son Everett, 9, Sadie, 6, and husband Jonathan, from Las Vegas, are photographed before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The Vegas Golden Knights stretch during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The Vegas Golden Knights practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) takes a shot during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) takes a shot during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves (75) during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a stop during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights center Ryan Carpenter (40), center, leads a team stretch during a practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29), center, takes the ice for a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) makes his way to the ice for a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The Vegas Golden Knights wait to take the ice for a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) during a team practice before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Sadie Guerin, 6, of Las Vegas, cheers before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Kensei Calvert, 4, of San Jose, waves his hands outside of Sap Center in San Jose, Calif., before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center, Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Casey Swank, from left, with Brad Ellis and his daughter Madeline, 11, from Las Vegas, walk outside SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series, Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Celeste Oda, left, paints the face of Christie Wendeling, before Game 5 of an NHL Western Conference quarterfinal series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Updated April 18, 2019 - 9:34 pm
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Golden Knights look to close out their Western Conference quarterfinal series Thursday when they meet the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 at SAP Center.
Opening faceoff is 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
The Knights have won three straight in the best-of-seven series to put San Jose on the verge of elimination for the second straight postseason.
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Contact David Schoen at dschoen@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5203. Follow @DavidSchoenLVRJ on Twitter.
