Final
Red Wings rally past Sharks
Feb 27, 2015 - 7:20 AM San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Pavel Datsyuk and Luke Glendening scored third-period goals to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, on Thursday.Teemu Pulkkinen also scored for the Red Wings, who snapped a two-game skid. Jimmy Howard made 20 saves.
"I thought we just kept on playing," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "I liked that the guys found a way here."
Matt Irwin and Patrick Marleau scored for the Sharks, who have lost seven in a row at home. Antti Niemi stopped 32-of-35 shots.
"We haven't won our share. I'm not sure if we have a home win in February and that is very troubling," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said.
After failing to score on a four-minute power play, Detroit tied things up at 13:32 of the third. Datsyuk's backhander from the slot got past Niemi.
Glendening put the Red Wings in front at 18:45 when he scored off Gustav Nyquist's pass from behind the net. Glendening made a spin move before roofing a backhander past Niemi.
Howard only needed to make two saves in the third to secure the victory.
Irwin gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 7:06 of the first when his shot from the point beat traffic in front and got past Howard.
Pulkkinen's shot from the bottom of the left circle tied the game at 3:53 of the second.
San Jose went back in front at 6:51. Logan Couture's blast from the point deflected off the back boards and Joe Pavelski poked the puck ahead to Marleau, who elevated a shot from close range past Howard.
Game Notes
The Sharks had won four in a row against the Red Wings ... Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg missed a third straight game with concussion-like symptoms ... Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey missed his fourth straight game with bone chips in his ankle.
- DETROIT: 3
SAN JOSE: 2
Final
Feb 27 1:14 AM - DETROIT: 3
SAN JOSE: 2
End of Regulation
Feb 27 1:13 AM - DETROIT: 1
SAN JOSE: 2
End of 2nd
Feb 27 12:16 AM - DETROIT: 0
SAN JOSE: 1
End of 1st
Feb 26 11:14 PM - DETROIT: 0
SAN JOSE: 0
1st Period - 20:00
Feb 26 10:38 PM
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