5 Keys: Ducks at Sharks, Game 3

SHARKS at DUCKS
10:30 p.m. ET; CNBC, SN1, TVAS2, NBCSCA, PRIME
San Jose leads best-of-7 series 2-0
SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks will try to build a 3-0 series lead when they play the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at SAP Center on Monday.

The Sharks won the first two games of the best-of-7 series at Honda Center. They defeated the Ducks 3-0 in Game 1 on Thursday and 3-2 in Game 2 on Saturday.
Here are 5 keys for Game 3:

1. History lessons

Teams that take a 2-0 lead on the road in best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff series have advanced 78.7 percent of the time (70-19), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. But the Ducks know firsthand that it's possible to overcome those long odds. In the Western Conference Second Round against the Edmonton Oilers last season, they lost the first two games at home and rallied to win the series 4-3. The comeback included a miraculous win in Game 5 when they rallied from down 3-0 in the final 3:16 of regulation and won 4-3 in the second overtime.
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"We've been in this situation before," Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. "Sometimes it's better to get away from home and get where you feel comfortable as a group. You're all together in the hotel and doing those things. A little less distractions when you're on the road. The mindset is to win one game. That's what we have to do."
The Sharks are 3-0 all time after winning the first two games of a series on the road, but they have their own historical warning flag to consider. Four years ago, the Sharks built a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Kings but lost the next four games and the series.

2. Desperate Ducks

Anaheim ramped up its physicality in Game 2, punishing San Jose with huge hits from start to finish. That strategy isn't likely to change in Game 3 when the Ducks try to muscle their way back into the series. So far, the Sharks have refrained from retaliating and risking costly trips to the penalty box.
"I think it's been critical," San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. "Anaheim's got some guys over there that are very good at dragging you into that stuff and have made a career out of that. I think so far we've done a real good job of refusing to get into that type of game and sticking to what we do, which is hard, physical, fast, whistle to whistle."

3. Jones vs. Gibson

San Jose goaltender Martin Jones has had the edge in the first two games against Anaheim's John Gibson. Jones had a 25-save shutout in Game 1 and made 28 saves in Game 2. Jones is 2-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .964 save percentage, continuing his history of raising his level of play in the playoffs. In 32 NHL playoff games entering this postseason, Jones was 16-14 with a 2.01 GAA and .925 save percentage.
"Phenomenal," Sharks defenseman Justin Braun said of Jones. "His personality is calm. He doesn't overthink things. I've never seen him rattled. I think that's huge in the playoffs."
Gibson is 0-2 with a 3.05 GAA and .913 save percentage, though he made a handful of stellar saves down the stretch in Game 2.
"I'll definitely put more pressure on myself to be better hopefully in Game 3 and hopefully keep the goals down a little bit," Gibson said. "We know it's going to be tough.

4. Balanced scoring

Five players have scored for the Sharks, and 11 have at least one point through the first two games pf the series.
"That's what we need," DeBoer said. "We've talked about that since Day One: We're the sum of our parts, we have to be a four-line team, we have to get contributions from everybody. We've talked that one of the keys to our run (to the Stanley Cup Final) a couple years ago was our depth and our contributions from our depth. That was a challenge that was thrown at the group. I think they've done a great job with that so far."

5. Ducks need Rakell

Forward Rickard Rakell led the Ducks in goals (34) and points (69) during the regular season, but he's gone without a point in the first two games of the series.
"This is where it really matters, and when you're not helping the team in the way you know you can, it's really frustrating," Rakell said. "It's hard to sleep at night because you're rewinding the game in your head the whole time thinking, 'I should have done something different there, I should have tried that, done that.' We have at least two more games here to prove ourselves and show that we want to move forward."

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Ondrej Kase
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Corey Perry
Jason Chimera -- Derek Grant -- JT Brown
Josh Manson -- Hampus Lindholm
Francois Beauchemin -- Brandon Montour
Marcus Pettersson -- Andy Welinski
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Antoine Vermette, Kevin Bieksa, Chris Kelly, Troy Terry, Korbinian Holzer
Injured: Cam Fowler (shoulder), Patrick Eaves (illness)

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Mikkel Boedker
Timo Meier -- Chris Tierney -- Kevin Labanc
Marcus Sorensen -- Eric Fehr --Melker Karlsson
Paul Martin -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Joakim Ryan, Joel Ward, Jannik Hansen, Dylan Gambrell, Barclay Goodrow, Antoine Bibeau
Injured: Joe Thornton (knee)

S tatus report

Welinski is expected to replace Bieksa after being a healthy scratch for Game 2. Bieksa hadn't played since March 12 because of hand surgery before returning to the lineup Saturday. ... Chimera is expected to make his 2018 playoff debut in place of Vermette, who was in the lineup the first two games. ... Fowler did not make the trip to San Jose and has not resumed skating. ... The Sharks will use the same lineup from the first two games. Thornton took part in the morning skate again and stayed on the ice late.