Sharks edge Red Wings in overtime with 5-4 win – Hockey Writers – San Jose Sharks

The Detroit Red Wings headed to San Jose to face the Sharks in a game where both teams were looking to end a multi-game losing skid (the Red Wings were looking to end a two-game skid, while the Sharks were looking to snap a three-game skid). The comeback game kept the Sharks ahead 5-4 in overtime. With the loss, the Red Wings drop to 7-9-2, while the Sharks move to 6-10-4 with the win.

Recap of the game

In the first 20 minutes the Sharks dominated the offensive game in the first half, coming out with more power than the Red Wings, but Red Wings netminder Cam Talbot was the one who stood up to the challenge and was strong between the pipes for his team from the start. . The Red Wings finally found a rhythm offensively, thanks to their strong foreskin, which put a lot of pressure on the Sharks' defense. This helped lead to Dylan Larkin's team-best 11th goal of the season after he was tipped to force a layup attempt by former Red Wing Jake Walman that failed. Simon Edvinsson used the opportunity to find Larkin in open space with a powerful backhand shot that beat Sharks netminder Mackenzie Blackwood.

It didn't take long for the Sharks to respond, however, with William Eklund cashing in on the power play with a drive to the net for a rebound. The Red Wings would take the lead before the end of the period with a power play goal off the stick of Marco Kasper, who capitalized on his rebound to give his team a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play.

The Red Wings came out with more momentum in the second half, getting early chances from Blackwood, but he stood to keep his team's lead to one until Eklund got on the board again, getting lucky in what seemed like a game. a harmless shot at Talbot. But the shot went over the netter's glove and into the net to tie the game at two. Thanks to a strong forecheck again, the puck bounced in favor of the Red Wings. This time, Michael Rasmussen made a play on the puck in the corner that ended up beating Henry Thrun in front and pinched Blackwood's 5-hole to give the Red Wings the lead again.

They held the lead until the final minute of the period when Tyler Toffoli scored his team-leading ninth goal on a strong play by Alex Wennberg to protect the side of the puck board and find Toffoli wide open (thanks to the end defense. Red Wings)— the second half ended in a 3-3 tie, with the Sharks losing the shootout, 23-16.

The third period was dominated by the Sharks, eating up the speed of young guys like Macklin Celebrini, which led to the Sharks taking a 4-3 lead when Luke Kunin scored when he beat JT Compher in the right area and received a good ball from Carl. Grundstrom will beat Talbot. They held a 4-3 lead until the Red Wings' power play scored again. Alex DeBrincat beat Blackwood with a shot after his first pass attempt was intercepted by Mario Ferraro.

The game would go into overtime, where Celebrini scored his first game-winning goal, taking advantage of DeBrincat returning as a defender and beating Talbot to give the Sharks a 5-4 win. In the win, Blackwood recorded 20 saves on 24 shots, while Talbot stopped 34 of 39 shots he faced.

The Red Wings return to Detroit to face the New York Islanders on November 21. The Sharks will head to Dallas on November 20 to face the Stars.