| San Jose Sharks |
Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| 35-25-10 80 Points | Record | 44-24-3 91 Points |
| Antti Niemi (27-18-9 2.41 GAA) | Starting Goalie | Jimmy Howard (33-14-2 2.09 GAA) |
| Fear the Fin | SB Nation Site – Last Meeting | Feb 19th 3-2 W |
| 10:30 PM EST | Time – Television | FS-D, NBCSN, CBC |
Let’s clear a few things up right off so that we’re all working on the same sheet of music:
- Despite what I want to have happen, the Sharks aren’t going to miss the playoffs. The only thing keeping them in 9th place right now is having three games in hand over the #8 Avalanche and two games in hand over the 7th-place Coyotes (both at 81 points to the Sharks’ 80).
- Boy have they struggled with consistency, but San Jose’s goal differential of +12 is 5th in the conference and best in their division. They are a damn good team.
- San Jose’s organizational philosophy and team makeup seems to have been built from a “beat Detroit” standpoint. It’s flattering to say the least, but the Sharks play the Wings as well as or better than they play the rest of the league.
- None of that matters. Pavel Datsyuk is back and we expect a win.
Comment away and let’s go Red Wings.
