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SJ continues mastery over Red
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Sharks extend win streak to 4
If last spring wasn't proof enough, the Sharks
have solved the mystery that is the Detroit Red Wings. San Jose extended their
dominance over the Red Wings on Friday night with a 4-2 win at Joe Louis Arena,
and also extended their winning streak to four games. Four players had multi
point nights, including Joe Thornton, who scored a pair of goals. Antti Niemi
made 30 saves to move his record to 4-1-0 since returning from off season
surgery.
Thornton and his teammates continued to roll on the road,
winning in what has traditionally been a house of horrors for the Sharks. San
Jose also battled to take two points from an opponent after trailing. A three
goal outburst in the 2nd period against the team they were modeled after looked
almost surgical.
After Henrik Zetterberg staked the Red Wings to a 1-0
lead with a 1st period goal, the Sharks went to work.
San Jose evened
things up 2:10 into the 2nd period after Dan Cleary was sent off for tripping.
Ryane Clowe deposited a Martin Havlat feed from the left side for his 3rd goal
of the season. Marc-Edouard Vlasic carried the puck up the right wing boards
before sending a pass through the slot. Jonathan Ericsson had position to
defend against Vlasic's pass, but he was too busy dropping Logan Couture with a
slew foot just outside the crease. The puck deflected off Martin Havlat, who
was then cross checked by Ericsson, right to Clowe for the deposit past Red Wig
goaltender Jimmy Howard.
Patrick Marleau gave the Sharks their first
lead of the game at 7:57 of the period, by outskating former Sharks defenseman
Ian White to a loose puck in the Detroit zone, then chipping a shot over
Howard's left shoulder. Douglas Murray created the chance by deflecting a Red
Wings pass from just inside the Sharks blueline. Marleau was even with White as
the two tried chasing down the puck, but White was no match for the speedy
Sharks forward.
Detroit matched the Sharks on the power play after,
ironically, Havlat was sent off for cross checking at 13:55. Tomas Holmstrom
parked himself in front of Niemi, then knocked a Pavel Datsyuk shot into the
goal.
The Sharks regained the lead with 1:42 left in the period,
catching the Red Wings napping on defense. Joe Pavelski took a Marleau pass in
the defensive zone along the left wing boards, then sent a 40-foot pass to Joe
Thornton at center ice. Thornton took a peek over his shoulder to see that
there wasn't a defenseman within 30 feet of the big centerman. Thornton coasted
up the slot and put a shot through Howard's 5-hole for his 2nd goal of the
season.
Former Sharks defenseman Brad Stuart drew a hooking penalty on
Havlat by grabbing the Shark forwards stick and tucking it under his arm pit.
Referee Brian Pochmara was poorly positioned to see Stuart's gamesmanship and
quickly whistled Havlat for the perceived hook.
Niemi stoned Valteri Fippula 6 minutes into the 3rd
period after the Red Wings worked the puck to the Sharks doorstep. Niemi would
turn around and do the sae thing to Cleary seconds later.
The Sharks
goaltender was whistled for tripping Holmstrom, after the Red Wings forward
stepped on Niemi's stick in the crease and sprawled out face first. A strong
penalty kill suppressed the threat to keep the Sharks lead intact.
Red
Wings head coach Mike Babcock was forced to pull Howard with a minute to play,
but the Sharks kept the puck away from Niemi, and sealed things with an empty
net goal by Thornton. Havlat helped setup the score with some nifty stick work
in the neutral zone to strip the puck from a Detroit defenseman before making a
backhand feed to Thornton.
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2 |
3 |
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| SJ |
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| 1st period - 1, DET,
Zetterberg 2 (Lidstrom, Datsyuk), 12:20. |
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| 2nd period - 2, SJ,
Clowe 3 (Havlat, Vlasic), 2:10, (pp). 3, SJ, Marleau 2 (D. Murray), 7:57. 4,
DET, Holmstrom 1 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom), 14:44, (pp). 5, SJ, Thornton 2
(Pavelski), 18:18. |
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| 3rd period - 6, SJ,
Thornton 3 (Havlat, Clowe), 19:25, (en). |
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| 1st period - Lidstrom,
DET (hooking), 2:37; Winchester, SJ (tripping), 16:46. |
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| 2nd period - Cleary, DET
(tripping), 0:25; Havlat, SJ (cross checking), 13:55; Havlat, SJ (hooking),
19:15. |
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| 3rd period - Hudler, DET
(holding), 2:09; Niemi, SJ (tripping), 7:38; Vlasic, SJ (cross checking),
15:15; Hudler, DET (holding), 15:15. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Niemi |
32 |
30 |
| DET - Howard |
29 |
26 |
| DET - empty net |
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0 |
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3 |
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| SJ |
8 |
10 |
12 |
30 |
| DET |
11 |
12 |
9 |
32 |
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| Referees: Pochmara,
Sutherland. Linesmen: Shewchyk, Cherrey. |
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