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Red Wings hoping to give Sharks another rare home defeat

Jan 17, 2009 - 11:26 AM Detroit (30-7-6) at San Jose (32-5-5), 10:30 p.m. EST

SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) -- The San Jose Sharks finally lost a home game in regulation on Thursday. The Detroit Red Wings still have not lost a game in regulation in 2009.

Detroit will try and deal San Jose another defeat at the HP Pavilion when the teams meet on Saturday.

San Jose fell to 20-1-2 on its home ice, falling to Calgary, 3-2. Defenseman Dion Phaneuf scored the game-winner with 3:57 remaining for the Flames.

Ryane Clowe and Joe Thornton each scored for the Sharks, who had won their previous three contests overall by a combined score of 15-4. San Jose lost defenseman Rob Blake to injury early in the first period after a puck deflected off a stick into his face.

His status for this game is unknown.

The Red Wings, who are playing the fourth game of a six-game road trip, have gone 8-0-1 in their last nine contests.

Ty Conklin made 23 saves for his fifth shutout of the season as Detroit beat Los Angeles, 4-0, on Thursday.

Kirk Maltby and Kris Draper each had a goal and an assist in the win. It was Maltby's first multi-point game of the season.