SAN JOSE --
After losing Games 1 and 2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center, the Sharks hope their fans' pent up emotion gives them a boost in Game 3 (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).
"It's very meaningful to the people here," Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said Thursday. "I think I saw the emotion after we won the Western Conference, that night and the days following before we left for Pittsburgh. It's important to the people here.
"Obviously we're not coming home under the best circumstances, but we also know we're a tough out.