from Kevin Allen of USA TODAY,

Going into Game 5, the series seemed over. Pittsburgh needed one win to hoist the Cup and had been the better team in the series. The Sharks’ 4-2 win in Game 5 now has everyone wondering if this might be a toss-up series again.

It’s not hard to project the Sharks winning Game 6 with the help of a loud, boisterous San Jose crowd. If it's possible the Sharks could win Game 6, then it's possible they can come back and win the series.

“Before Game 5, (we) kept saying try to win this game and get back to San Jose,” Sharks center Logan Couture said. “Now it’s going to be don’t lose at home, win a game and go back to Pittsburgh.”

One of the NHL’s time-honored beliefs in that Game 7 is always a coin flip.

Given that tradition, the Penguins might now be the team feeling the pressure. They did all they could before Game 5 to say the series was far from over, but that didn't prevent high expectations.

The Sharks have added confidence because they believe they are winning the goaltending battle. San Jose goalie Martin Jones owns a .933 save percentage in the series, while Pittsburgh’s Matt Murray is at .916.

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