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Jannik Hansen

Sharks shoot for sweep of Canucks

The San Jose Sharks will try to complete the franchise's first sweep of a playoff series on Tuesday when they host the Vancouver Canucks in Game 4 at HP Pavilion.After winning Games 1 and 2 in Vancouver, sixth-seeded San Jose staked itself to a commanding 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series with Sunday's 5-2 rout of the Canucks.If San Jose can't finish the sweep of the third-seeded Canucks, the series will head back to Vancouver for a Game 5 encounter on Thursday.The Canucks, who won their fifth straight Northwest Division title this season, are in serious danger of a second straight first-round exit. Vancouver was the top-seeded team in the West last spring when it was eliminated in the opening round by Los Angeles.Vancouver lost the opener of this series by a 3-1 score before falling 3-2 in overtime in Game 2. The Canucks were hoping the return of No. 1 goaltender Cory Schneider would change their fortunes in Game 3, but that was not the case.Instead, it was San Jose goaltender Ant...

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