Red Wings beat Sharks 2-1 in Shootout

by joehass on Nov 5, 2009 10:32 PM CST in Game Recaps

On Budd Lynch bobblehead night, it was Henrik Zetterberg's who helped put away the San Jose Sharks.

Zetterberg scored the lone Detroit Red Wings goal with 14:22 left in regulation, then scored at the end of the shootout to seal a 2-1 win over San Jose. It broke the Shark's six-game winning streak and extended the Wings winning streak to three games

Zetterberg took advantage of a shot by Darren Helm. Evgeni Nabokov seemed to cover the puck, but did not get a whistle, Zetterberg kept charging towards the net and swatted the puck into the net to even the score at one.

In the second period, Logan Couture netted his first NHL goal off a nice setup from Joe Callahan (who picked up his first NHL point) and Joe Thornton.

In overtime, Darren Helm had two incredible chances in overtime on a two-on-one, but couldn't put either shot past Evgeni Nabokov. The Red Wings put heavy pressure on the Sharks with five shots in the overtime period.

The shootout saw a series of back-hand shots: Pavel Datsuyk opened with one that easily faked our Nabokov. Dan Boyle and Ryane Clowe each tried backhanders that failed to get past Chris Osgood. Then Zetterberg ended the shootout with a simple shot that got past Nabokov for the second time of the night.

Osgood finished the evening with 34 saves; Nabokov ended with 36.

The Red Wings will take on Toronto Saturday night in an Original Six matchup in Toronto.

Catch the high lights below from NHL.com.

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Datsyuk’s move in the SO was sick. So was Zetterberg’s.

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by WpgMikos on Nov 6, 2009 1:12 AM CST reply actions

“Simple shot?” Uhh, did we watch the same shootout? That move was beautiful.

Looks like we finally found a gear. Helmer had a return to form. Wings were pesky tonight. Good to see all the hard work paying off.

by jordankeller on Nov 6, 2009 1:52 AM CST reply actions

Z just makes it LOOK easy. :)

by LolaLemon51 on Nov 6, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions

Caught the re-play on Center Ice

Watched the whole game starting at 11:30 on the Center Ice re-play. I was very impressed with how we played them. The Sharks are undoubtedly a great team and for us to come out last night and show that we belong with them was awesome to see.
We were all over the ice (in a good way) forcing pressure and I loved it.

Datsyuk’s shootout goal was pretty incredible and I just don’t know how he does things sometimes. I mean they look so simple but he does little things to make the goalies out of position and is one of the best finishers in the league.

Winging It In Motown

by Casey Richey on Nov 6, 2009 6:40 AM CST reply actions