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Sharks hang on to beat Kings 2-1 and tie series

The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win.Now the job gets really tough: The Sharks know they need to end the home-team dominance if they have any chance of winning this second-round series.Brent Burns got San Jose off to a fast start with a quick score and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second period before the Sharks held on for a 2-1 victory Tuesday night to knot their series at two games apiece."We knew going into this series we'd have to win one game at Staples Center if we want to win this series," Couture said. "We've done our job at home. We need to go into L.A. and win a game on Thursday. We're looking forward to it."Captain Joe Thornton fueled the fast start with a dominant opening period, setting up Burns for his goal and helping the Sharks break out to a 15-3 shots advantage. San Jose fell into a shell the second half of the game, managing just four shots in the final 36:05 after taking a 2-0 lead...

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