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Article: Sharks' key win clinches playoffs San Jose pulls away from Red Wings in third period
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- March 24, 2004
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SAN JOSE -- The Sharks clinched a playoff spot, but that was an
afterthought to what San Jose had accomplished Tuesday night.
At the beginning of the year, a trip to the playoffs would have
been enough to satisfy most of the San Jose faithful, after a last-
place finish in the Pacific Division in 2002-03.
But after thumping Western Conference leading Detroit 5-2, the
Sharks lead the Pacific Division by three points over Dallas with six
games to play and are tied with Colorado for the No.2 seed in the
Western Conference playoff race.
Earlier in the night, Chicago rallied to even the score with
Colorado in the final 5 minutes of regulation to forge a 2-2 tie.
San Jose (38-20-12-6) ...