The San Jose Sharks are starting to show how bright their future looks with consecutive victories over two of the NHL's heavy hitters.

The Sharks are hoping to build upon those wins -- the latest a 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon -- when they play host to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.

"Everybody's smiling," said Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov. "The atmosphere is great in the locker room. It's great. It's way better when you're winning some games."

The Sharks have been a bottom-feeder the past half-dozen seasons, but some of the benefits of those pains are starting to show. They have won two straight -- beating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday -- and taken three of their last four. They have not pieced together a three-gam

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