They call him Jumbo Joe in San Jose and during the Sharks' Western Conference semifinal series win over the Detroit Red Wings, centre Joe Thornton certainly lived up to the billing.

As they take the ice Saturday at HP Pavilion for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal between Rob Blake's San Jose Sharks and Nicklas Lidstrom's Detroit Red Wings, it's entirely possible that this could be the last time these two future hall of famers face each other on the ice.

The San Jose Sharks headed home from Joe Louis Arena in search of answers and licking their wounds following a devastating 7-1 rout handed them by the Detroit Red Wings Thursday in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

Detroit's Johan Franzen proved to be quite a stubborn mule, and, thanks to him, the Detroit Red Wings will live to fight another day in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Detroit Red Wings find themselves staring elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs square in the face, and a problem that's plagued the team all season long is a big reason why they are on the brink.