The Sharks and Predators will meet in a decisive Game 7 on Thursday at SAP Center (6 p.m., NBCSN) for the right to move on to the Western Conference Final. Here is a cheat sheet, if you will, headed into it…
- The home team has won each of the first six games of the second round series between the Sharks and Predators. San Jose has won four straight in the playoffs its own building, after winning just 18 of 41 at home in the regular season (18-20-3).
- The Sharks will be playing in their first Game 7 since the first round in 2014, when the Kings completed their historic comeback.