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Colin White scored with 3:02 remaining and Logan Couture added a goal with 18.5 seconds left for the Sharks, but it was far too late for a comeback.
The boisterous, towel-waving crowd was energized from the start after Murray flattened T.J. Oshie with a check just after the opening faceoff.
But there was little for the home crowd to cheer after that as the Blues made it difficult for the Sharks to come out of their own end and controlled much of the play.
Niemi started strong for San Jose, making a pair of tough saves against Oshie and David Perron after a turnover by Winnik but he couldn't shut the Blues down on their first power play.
With Tommy Wingels off for high-sticking Alex Pietrangelo in the offensive zone, Berglund beat the defense to a puck that hit off the post and was sitting in the crease, knocking it in for his third goal of the series.
The Sharks answered on the power play a few minutes later when Kris Russell mishandled Joe Thornton's dump-in with his glove, setting up Burns' pretty backhanded goal that was his first career playoff tally.
NOTES: The Blues have scored five of their nine goals this series on the power play. ... F Chris Stewart returned to the lineup for St. Louis after being a healthy scratch in Game 2, taking the place of Matt D'Agostini. ... The Sharks also made a lineup change, playing White in place of Jason Demers.
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