Sharks riding home-ice streak going into Conference finals
The San Jose Sharks bested the Nashville Predators in Game 7 in front of their Sharks faithful Thursday night.
The win propels the club to its first Western Conference finals since 2011 and helped match a rare feat: becoming just the fourth team in the last 20 years to win all four home games in a seven-game series.
The home team won all seven games in #SJSvsNSH, just the fourth such instance in last 20 years. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/ClZWkWcBJO
- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 13, 2016
The win also kept the Sharks perfect in playoff home games against the Predators, pushing their record to 8-0 and improving to 5-1 at the SAP Center in the postseason.
Home ice didn't provide much of an advantage during the regular season as the Sharks boasted the 23rd-best home record going 18-20-3. Whatever the case, the team is excelling at their own rink proving there is no place like home.
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