Stanley Cup Playoffs: Day 13 Predictions

Four hard-nosed teams, two crucial games, one common goal: Stay alive.

Tonight, the Calgary Flames look to get even with the Chicago Blackhawks after an embarrassing performance on Saturday night while the San Jose Sharks try to force a seventh game in their battle with the Anaheim Ducks.

For those of you with two televisions in your household, be prepared to use them. Action kicks off at 9:30 ET in Calgary and at 10:30 ET in Anaheim.

Chicago (4) @ Calgary (5)—CHI leads 3-2

This series has taken its toll on the players as both sides have been bitten by the injury bug. The most recent name added to the list is Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf.

Phaneuf—as of 1 p.m. ET—will be a game-time decision after a collision on Saturday night with Blackhawks forward Troy Brouwer. Phaneuf may have a concussion, although the Flames would be the last to publicly acknowledge that.

Tonight is do-or-die for the Flames as they return to the friendly confines of the Pengrowth Saddledome. Seeing the two previous games were at the Saddledome is enough to prove to me that the Flames won't lose on home ice.

But even if Calgary is victorious tonight, the team will still have to win on the road if they want to move on to the Western Conference semi-finals.

Game Six Winner: Calgary

San Jose (1) @ Anaheim (8)—ANA leads 3-2

San Jose's big guns came through on Saturday night. Joe Thornton had three points and Patrick Marleau scored the overtime winner to help the Sharks fight another day.

That day is today and the Ducks certainly aren't happy. They played poorly in Game 5 and relied heavily on goaltender Jonas Hiller. Hiller played fantastic, stopping 45 shots, but it still wasn't enough to close out the No. 1 seeded Sharks.

Anaheim has return to doing the simple things and that is putting both pucks and bodies on net. Big forwards like Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry have to be in Evgeny Nabokov's face all night in order to put the all-star goaltender off his game.

With the Ducks' experience of coming through in the clutch expect them to waste little time making their presence felt.

Thornton and Marleau have performed well in both Sharks wins, but they've been invisible in all three losses. Their team needs them to be impact players in order to win and if they are incapable of executing, the Ducks will cruise to victory.

Game Six Winner: Anaheim