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(AP) - Jamie Langenbrunner and David Perron scored in a 45-second span in the third period, and St. Louis Blues woke up
in time to put away the San Jose Sharks 3-1 and wrap up the first-round series in five games Saturday night.

Joe Thornton scored in the final minute of the second period for San Jose, and the Sharks were seemingly in control before the
flurry that ended their season.
     

Brian Elliott made 26 saves, and Andy McDonald ended all doubt with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

St. Louis, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, won a playoff series for the first time in a decade against a franchise that reached the conference finals the previous two years.

Before this series, St. Louis hadn't won a playoff game in eight years.
     

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