DETROIT, Michigan -- Henrik Zetterberg scored twice and the Red Wings also got goals from Marian Hossa and Ville Leino as Detroit defeated the San Jose Sharks by a score of 4-1 Wednesday night.
Ty Conklin made 34 saves on 35 shots to earn the win.
Hossa opened the game's scoring on a Detroit power play at 6:51 of the first period. He broke free of a San Jose defender and skated free into the right faceoff circle before snapping a shot that snuck through Evgeni Nabokov's pads and into the net.
Leino's eventual game-winner came with 3:52 left in the opening period as he reached to bat a fluttering puck out of mid-air and into an open net.
Zetterberg scored his first of the game on a highlight-reel play at 4:08 of the middle frame.
With Pavel Datsyuk in the penalty box, Zetterberg blocked a shot in his own end and raced out into the neutral zone where he picked the puck back up. Fighting off a defender, Zetterberg did a spin-o-rama between the faceoff circles and slid the puck around Nabokov.
The superstar Swede added Detroit's final goal with 2:57 left in the game, stuffing the puck between Nabokov's pad and the post from behind the net on a Red Wings five-on-three.
Christian Erhoff scored San Jose's lone goal at 6:25 of the second, beating Conklin with a long shot on a Sharks powerplay.
Notes: Hossa left the game during the second period after taking a hit to the head. The Red Wings said he was kept out for precautionary reasons... Datsyuk's assist on Zetterberg's second goal was his 500th career point... The Sharks had an apparent goal negated by video review in the second period... Just before Zetterberg's first goal, the puck bounced off the protective netting in the Detroit zone but no official noticed.
Nabokov messed up on that one.
Wings' power play looked awful until Hossa scored. That was entirely an individual effort, great move on the boards and a lot of luck that it slipped through Nabokov.
"Familiar #32." Uh, Ken, I'd think Wings fans are more familiar with Lemieux wearing the #22 he wore in Denver.
Zata misses a wide-open net. Someone send an EMT.
Ville Leino is a motherf*cking pimp! Banged it out of mid-air.
But the sharks cancel it out straight away.
No way they'll call this back but I don't think it crossed the line.
Overturned, bitches! And that ref can blow me for being so demonstratively wrong.
Wow, it got called back. Wasn't expecting that.
Absolutely wasn't expecting that called back but the Sharks get the make-up PP.
Good, good kill. Whew.
That was a pretty intense first period. The Red Wings were playing pretty tough. Good to see but they'll have to keep it up.
They got some lucky breaks, too. What a goal by Leino!
Both teams look a bit reckless out there. Some excellent bang bang plays by the wings, but it's still choppy. Not that I expected differently.
Very physical. For a little bit there, I was waiting for a ice wide fight. We may still see it. We're in for a nail biter folks!
Thornton continues being an idiot. Works for me.
Zata. Holy sh*t. Nabokov is gonna have nightmares about that.
As he was turning around, I was thinking "goal". There was no doubt about it. What a play.
Knew that was coming. Damnit.
Hossa to the dressing room. Not good.
Sammy needs a goal tonight. He's trying to prove himself.
Wings hold onto the two-goal lead heading into the third. I'm not going to be calm until this game is over. And only then if the Wings can keep this up.
Babcock says nothing about Hossa's injury.
Just watching the clock now. Don't think I've been this nervous for a regular season game in awhile.
How bad was Hossa's injury? ):
I just spent the last 3 hours at Honors Orchestra. Not fun hanging out with a group of stuck-up kids. (Yikes, I just realized how that might sound about me! 
)
At least Hossa produced some before he got hurt too, am I right?
Helm was sooooo close. ): And now I'm sad he didn't score there.
How bad was Hossa's injury? ):
No word.
I liked Datsyuk's innocent act. Tip my hat to Boyle, awesome way to lose someone.
Zetterberg gets a goal!
Zata again! Guess I'm wearing his jersey tomorrow.
Zata to the box, I guess there's not gonna be free Arby's tomorrow.
Hopefully that should finish it, barring some sort of miracle.
And I can breathe easy. Solid game overall.
How bad was Hossa's injury? ):
No word.
ESPN's game recap says he didn't play the third for precautionary reasons...for your team and my pool, I hope they are right.
How bad was Hossa's injury? ):
No word.
ESPN's game recap says he didn't play the third for precautionary reasons...for your team and my pool, I hope they are right.
That's what the Detroit postgame said, too. Of course, he could be out several games for "precautionary" reasons at this point. I guess we'll know more Friday.
Henrik Zetterberg
Credit: Clark Rasmussen
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