Stanley Cup Final 2016: Penguins vs. Sharks TV Schedule, Game 3 Live Stream

The San Jose Sharks didn't do themselves any favors by losing the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

They will be home Saturday night at 8 p.m. (Eastern) for the first time in the series, and home-ice advantage has been good for the Sharks throughout the postseason, as they have a 7-2 record at the Shark Tank.

However, they are not going to gain their first win of the series just because the venue has changed from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh to the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

NBCSN will televise Game 3 will be in the United States, and CBC and TVAS will broadcast the action in Canada. The game can be streamed on NHL.TV.

Throughout their first three rounds of the playoffs, the Sharks used their depth and quickness to create scoring opportunities on a consistent basis. They dictated the pace against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round and had the better of play throughout the majority of their series with Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues.

That has not been the case in the Stanley Cup Final. Though the Sharks lost two one-goal games and the scoreboard says both contests were close, the Penguins were the better team. They took the play to the Sharks in each match.

San Jose appeared to have the better of play in the second period of Game 1 and the last 10 minutes of regulation in Game 2, but the Penguins had the edge throughout the rest of the two games.

Star defenseman Brent Burns thinks the Sharks will play with more energy now they are returning home. 

"It gives you legs," Burns told Carl Steward of the San Jose Mercury News. "You get energy. It's fun to play at home. You're comfortable. You've got your bed. You get the food you're used to. You go on the road, you're eating out. You're sleeping in a weird bed. Both are fun, but I like my bed."

Burns is one of those players who can carry the Sharks on his shoulders. His ability to bring the puck out of the defensive zone and into the attacking zone is combined with a talent for getting his shots through the defense and on goal.

When Burns is doing that, he has an excellent chance of scoring or setting his teammates up for rebound and tip-in opportunities.

Burns has scored six goals and 16 assists in 20 postseason games, and head coach Peter DeBoer needs to see the big three of Burns, Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture get their offensive games going in San Jose.

The Sharks also have to contain Pittsburgh's HBK line. The trio of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel has been causing havoc in the Stanley Cup Final. Bonino scored the game-winner late in the third period of Game 1, and Kessel scored the opening goal in Game 2.

Additionally, the trio had other significant opportunities and could have allowed the Penguins to break the game open early if San Jose goalie Martin Jones had not been so consistent.

If the Sharks don't assert themselves early in Game 3, the Penguins could put a stranglehold on the series and make the Stanley Cup Final a one-sided affair.