Schedule and 2010-11 Results
Regular Season Records: Vancouver 54-19-9=117pts, San Jose 48-25-9=105pts
Game 1 on Sunday, 15 May: San Jose loses at Vancouver, 3-goals-2
Game 2 on Wednesday, 18 May: San Jose loses at Vancouver, 7-goals-3
Game 3 on Friday, 20 May: Vancouver loses at San Jose, 4-goals-3
Game 4 on Sunday, 22 May: Vancouver wins at San Jose, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Tuesday, 24 May: San Jose loses at Vancouver, 3-goals-2 (2OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: Trailing with only fifteen seconds left in regulation, the host Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-goals-2 at 10:18 into the second overtime. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2010, teams trailing by one goal (such as Vancouver) with but fifteen seconds left in regulation irrespective of site had only a 7-778 (.009) game record. In the same history, home teams tied 10:17 into the second overtime (such as Vancouver) had a 19-33 (.365) game record. Vancouver thus wins MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1135, 4-games-1. With the series 1135 win, the Vancouver Canucks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 15-16 overall and 3-0 in the Semifinals; with the series 1135 loss, the San Jose Sharks see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record slip to 13-14 overall and 0-3 in the Semifinals. The win order achieved by the victorious Vancouver Canucks in series 1135 was WWLWW: Series 1135 thus becomes the ninth NHL Semifinals series, the 38th NHL series (all rounds), and the 103rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Vancouver Canucks visited and defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-goals-2 to take a 3-games-1 lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1135. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Vancouver Canucks have an 8-1 overall series record, a 2-0 Semifinals series record, a 4-5 overall Game 5 record, and a 2-0 Semifinals Game 5 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the San Jose Sharks have a 0-3 overall series record, a 0-0 Semifinals series record, a 2-1 overall Game 5 record, and a 0-0 Semifinals Game 5 record. In the history of best-of-7 NHL Semifinals series, teams leading 3-games-1 irrespective of home-ice advantage have a 61-1 (.984) series record; the sole loss was sustained by the 2000 Philadelphia Flyers, to the New Jersey Devils in series 810 - the 2000 New Jersey Devils thus set the sole favorable precedent for the 2011 San Jose Sharks.

After Game 3: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1135 in the United States for Games 3-4, the San Jose Sharks hosted and defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-goals-3 to cut the Vancouver series 1135 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Vancouver Canucks sport an 8-5 overall series record, a 2-0 Semifinals-series record, an 8-5 overall Game 4 record, and a 2-0 Semifinals Game 4 record (and also a 2-0 Semifinals Game 5 record en route to the aforementioned 2-0 Semifinals-series record). When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the San Jose Sharks show a 3-6 overall series record, a 0-1 Semifinals-series record, a 7-2 overall Game 4 record, and a 1-0 Semifinals Game 4 record.

After Game 2: The Vancouver Canucks hosted and defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-goals-3 to take a 2-games-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1135. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Vancouver Canucks have an overall series record of 4-1, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-0, an overall Game 3 record of 2-3, and a Semifinals-round Game 3 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the San Jose Sharks have an overall series record of 0-8, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-2, an overall Game 3 record of 5-3, and a Semifinals-round Game 3 record of 1-1. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series (all rounds), teams such as Vancouver which win Games 1-2 at home and score 7+ goals in Game 2 have a 19-1 (.950) series record.

After Game 1: The Vancouver Canucks hosted and defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-goals-2 to take a 1-game-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1135. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Vancouver Canucks have an overall series record of 10-9, a Semifinals-round series record of 1-0, an overall Game 2 record of 5-14, and a Semifinals-round Game 2 record of 0-1. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Jose Sharks have an overall series record of 4-9, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-2, an overall Game 2 record of 5-8, and a Semifinals-round Game 2 record of 0-2. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series (all rounds), teams such as Vancouver which win Game 1 at home by a single goal have a 94-42 (.691) series record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2010-11 regular season, Vancouver finished 12 points ahead of San Jose. From 1939 through the 2011 NHL Quarterfinals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 12 regular-season points, they have posted a 33-16 (.674) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1135 is the 27th best-of-7 playoff series for San Jose, and the 31st for Vancouver. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, San Jose has a 13-13 series record, a 0-2 Semifinals series record, and a 13-13 Game 1 record, while Vancouver has a 14-16 series record, a 2-0 Semifinals series record, and a 19-11 Game 1 record. Series 1135 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between San Jose and Vancouver.