Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013: Who Has the Edge in Game 7?

With two Game 7's set to take place in the conference semifinals of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, hockey couldn't be more exciting. 

The Los Angeles Kings take on the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday while the Detroit Red Wings face the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, with the winner of both games heading to the Western Conference Finals. 

Here are the two teams that have the edge in these decisive showdowns. 

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings

Who Has the Edge: Detroit

Although the Blackhawks have won the last two games of this series, a questionable call that led to a penalty-shot goal was the difference in Game 6, according to Scott Powers of ESPN. 

A slashing call with just under 10 minutes left in the third period against Red Wings defenseman, Carlo Colaiacovo, also gave the Blackhawks their fourth goal of the game. 

If the saying, "What goes around comes around," holds any truth, Detroit should be due for a win after the controversial way the Blackhawks won Game 6. 

The Red Wings do actually have some advantages on the ice against Chicago that they'll look to take full advantage of in the deciding game. 

In the three games the Wings have won, they've beaten the Blackhawks by at least two goals and allowed only two combined scores. 

The guy who will make the biggest difference and give Detroit the edge is center Henrik Zetterberg. The postseason points leader for the Red Wings, Zetterberg has been tremendous at distributing the puck and creating a dynamic offense. Five players on the Red Wings have three or more goals in the playoffs. 

What Zetterberg does is make Detroit harder to game-plan for. You never know who he's going to find in a particular game, and you better believe he'll find the best player to take the important shots in Game 7. 

Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks 

Who Has the Edge: Los Angeles 

Last year's Stanley Cup champions have the advantage heading into Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. The game is in L.A., so the Kings will certainly have the energy of a home crowd at their disposal. The Kings also haven't lost at home in this series. 

While the Sharks have won all three of their games in this series by just one goal each, the Kings have dominated in their wins with a pair of shutouts (2-0 and 3-0). 

The Kings also won the historically pivotal Game 5, and it's unlikely they'll drop two straight games for a second time in the series. 

For Los Angeles, the X-factor will be goalkeeper Jonathan Quick. While he has three shutouts in the playoffs, including two against the Sharks, he's also allowed three goals twice. 

An interesting stat that's almost an anomaly for Quick is that he's allowed two goals, a relatively low number, six times in the postseason. But the Kings are just 1-5 in those games, with the win coming in overtime. 

The Kings' offense will have to step up, but if Quick can have another quality showing between the pipes, that's what will give Los Angeles the edge in Game 7.