In the biggest game yet of their season, the Sharks hope their playoff home success carries over to Game 7 of their second-round series against Nashville on Thursday night (9 p.m. EDT, NBCSN) when a spot in Bob Griese Jerseythe Western Conference final is on the line.''I love our game at home. I really do,'' center Joe Thornton said. ''I know it was a big part of the story going into the postseason how our home record was. But I've loved our home game and I love the energy the crowd has been giving us. It's been great.''The Sharks led the NHL with 28 road wins this season but had a losing record at home,http://www.dolphinsauthenticofficial.com/AUTHENTIC+BRANDEN+ALBERT+JERSEY where their 18 wins in 41 games were the fewest of any playoff team. But after losing their first home game of the postseason to Los Angeles, the Sharks have rolled off four straight home wins as the Shark Tank has once again become an imposing building for opposing teams.The Sharks find themselves in a must-win Game 7 because they were unable to win any games in Nashville this series. The Predators took all three home games, including a triple-overtime thriller in Game http://www.dolphinsauthenticofficial.com/AUTHENTIC+BRENT+GRIMES+JERSEY4 and an overtime win in Game 6 on Monday night.That was San Jose's ninth loss in its past 12 games with a chance to eliminate an opponent.''Past experiences or not, it's about what's in this room right now and about us,'' Coty Sensabaugh Jerseycaptain Joe Pavelski said. ''We kind of said that early. This is a different team.''The Game 6 win sent Nashville on its ninth flight between California and Tennessee this postseason after winning the first round in seven games in Anaheim. Like they did before that seventh game,http://www.nfltitansofficialshop.com/AUTHENTIC+CRAIG+STEVENS+JERSEY the Predators packed extra clothes in hopes they would win and head to either Dallas or St. Louis for their first conference final appearance in franchise history instead of home for the summer.''Everyone knows what's at stake, and we're going to be ready to go,'' captain Shea Weber said. ''Big point in a lot of guys' careers. It's time guys step up.''
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