Article: Steward: Pavelski plop starts tailspin

SAN JOSE -- Falling down on the job is never a good thing, but as San Jose Sharks fans learned Sunday night, it can be particularly devastating in professional hockey.

Just ask Joe Pavelski, whose embarrassing and ill-timed third- period tumble on his home HP Pavilion ice knocked a game the Sharks probably had to have for a lousy, losing loop.

It's tough to put all of the mortifying 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Pavelski. Through two galling defeats that just as easily could have gone the other way, it seems the Sharks can't seem to make any slips against the Stars in this NHL Western Conference semifinal series without paying dearly for them.

But the inexplicable "Pavelski Powder" will ...

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