Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings erased a two-goal, third-period deficit and improved to 3-3-2, while the Sharks fell to 4-3-1.
Detroit rallied with goals from Emmitt Finnie and Alex DeBrincat in the final 10 minutes of regulation to force extra time, then closed it out in the skills competition. Macklin Celebrini paced San Jose’s top-performing night with a goal and two assists, but the Sharks could not hold their third-period lead after Ivar Stenberg had put them up 3-1.
Key Moments: How Detroit Erased A Third-Period Deficit
Justin Faulk opened the scoring 12:47 into the first period with a snap shot, assisted by Finnie and Michael Rasmussen. Dmitry Orlov answered for San Jose less than five minutes later, and Celebrini put the Sharks ahead 2-1 with a second-period slap shot set up by Will Smith and Michael Kesselring.
San Jose appeared to take control early in the third when Stenberg buried a wrist shot off feeds from Alexander Wennberg and Celebrini, making it 3-1 at the 2:48 mark. Detroit answered quickly. Finnie tipped in a Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Moritz Seider setup at 5:00 to cut the deficit to one, and DeBrincat tied it 3-3 with 1:33 left in regulation on a snap shot assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Seider.
Neither team scored in a scoreless overtime, sending the game to a shootout, where Raymond delivered the deciding goal with a snap shot to give Detroit the extra point in the standings.
Top Performers: Finnie, Celebrini And The Goaltenders
Finnie finished with a goal and an assist for Detroit, while Seider logged two assists and 29:46 of ice time, the most of any skater in the game. DeBrincat’s tying goal was his fifth of the season.
Celebrini led all players with three points on a goal and two assists for San Jose, extending his strong start to the campaign. Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves on 27 shots for an .889 save percentage. Red Wings goaltender John Gibson stopped 31 of 34 for a .912 mark.
What It Means
The shootout win pushed Detroit to eight points, moving the Red Wings into the Atlantic Division mix behind Boston, Tampa Bay, Ottawa and Florida, all tied or ahead at 12 points. San Jose sits fourth in the Pacific Division at nine points, one point behind Edmonton and Seattle, who are tied at 11. Detroit now leads the season series with San Jose 1-0.
What’s Next
Detroit hosts its next game at Little Caesars Arena, while San Jose continues its road trip.
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