San Jose will need a lot of help but they still have an opportunity to finish in second place in the Pacific and lock up home-ice in the first round of the playoffs.
Some of you are completely fine with the Sharks opening the playoffs on the road, due to their 28-10-3 record wearing white this season. That is understandable; San Jose has proved time after time that they can go into anybody's building and leave with a W.
Then again, it is always nice having home ice advantage for at least one round in the playoffs.