Game 3, 8:00 P.M.: Sharks Look To Rebound On The Road In Chicago

(Sports Network) - Returning home with a 2-0 series lead, the Chicago Blackhawks will try to take an even stronger hold on the Western Conference finals when they host the top-seeded San Jose Sharks tonight at United Center.

The Blackhawks have stolen home-ice advantage away from San Jose, taking both Games 1 and 2 at HP Pavilion. After posting a 2-1 decision in the opener of this best-of-seven series, Chicago recorded a 4-2 win Tuesday night at the Shark Tank.

Chicago has tied an NHL record with seven straight road wins in a postseason, matching the mark that was last achieved by Colorado in 1999.

However, the second-seeded Blackhawks, who will also host Game 4 on Sunday, are just 3-3 as the host during these playoffs after posting a strong 29-8-4 record on home ice in the regular season.

"We know we haven't done near what we want to do at home," said Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

The Sharks are 3-2 as the road team this postseason after going 24-14-3 away from San Jose prior to the playoffs.

San Jose fell to 0-5 all-time in conference final home games on Tuesday, as Toews registered a power-play goal and one assist to lead the Blackhawks to the 4-2 victory. Toews, currently riding an 11-game point streak, tops all playoff scorers with 16 assists and 23 points.

Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd and Troy Brouwer also tallied for the Blackhawks, while Antti Niemi made 25 saves on 27 shots.

Patrick Marleau netted both goals for San Jose, which got an 18-save effort from Evgeni Nabokov.

"Early in the game, I thought we were quick. We had some jump to loose pucks," said San Jose head coach Todd McLellan. "We were playing the game the we wanted to play. It turned on us. That's happened two games in a row. Somehow we have to harness what we start with and continue on. We can't let little bumps in the road slow us down."

The Blackhawks are in good shape to return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992, when they were swept by Pittsburgh. Chicago is 17-2 all-time when taking a two games to none lead in a playoff series. The Sharks have never made it to the Cup Finals.

This marks the first-ever playoff series between the Sharks and Blackhawks, but Chicago had the upper hand in the 2009-10 season series, taking three out of four from San Jose.