I'm very happy that San Jose won, and I don't like the Golden Knights at all.
But the 5 minute major where San Jose scored all those goals... was a pretty iffy call. Eakins did cross-check Pavelski, but the scary injury wasn't because of the cross-check, it was because Paul Stastny bumped into Pavelski right afterwards and Pavelski fell awkwardly. It was a freak accident, not a vicious play by Eakins. Although you could argue that Pavelski was injured as a result of Eakins' cross check. Or you could argue that Stastny actually deserved a penalty on the play, in that he seemingly threw an off-balance player down. Anyway, it's a pretty debatable call, and it will probably be argued over for a long time.
Despite the dubious call, it was incredibly thrilling to see the Sharks storm back and score 4 goals on that power play. What an incredibly exciting finish to the 3rd period and overtime. A real thriller. Prior to the penalty I was just about ready to shut off the TV and go do something else. But from the point where Logan Couture scored that first goal 6 seconds into the power play, right to the end, it was total mayhem. I hardly sat down from Couture's first goal right to the end of the third period.
-k