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The San Jose Sharks will play host to the surging Detroit Red Wings in the crucial Game 7 of their best of seven second round National Hockey League playoff series on Thursday evening.Playing in-front of its fans, the San Jose Sharks is favored to roll past the Detroit Red Wings in their all-important encounter and moved on to the next round to face the Vancouver Canucks.

Despite losing their past three-games, the San Jose Sharks is still picked to win over the Detroit Red Wings due to their better record in the NHL regular season and better roster compared to the latter.To avoid defeat, the Sharks need to play with their 110 percent efforts and A-game against the Red Wings.

Sharks dependable goaltender Antti Niemi need to play a huge defensive game to ensure the Red Wings could not score against them in this deciding game.Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau, who led the team in scoring in the regular season, need to wake up from his scoring drought in the postseason to bring his team to victory against the Red Wings.

The reliable captain of the Sharks Joe Thornton also need to give his A-game to ensure his team will prevail over the Red Wings in their game.The Sharks are the odds on favorite to win this game all they have to do is to play smart and tight defense all game-long.

The visiting Red Wings although the huge underdog in this game still had a chance of beating the home-team Sharks in this game.Having won their past three-games against the Sharks, the team is still sharp to upset the Sharks in their game.

To bring down the Sharks for good, the Red Wings need to play tough defense and superb offence in this game.Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom also need to give it his all in this important game to tow his team to victory against the Sharks.

The odds of winning might be slim against the Red Wings but the team can still win if they can give their 110 percent efforts in this game.