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.
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