NHL

San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings

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Final
6 - 5

Granlund scores in OT, Sharks rally to spoil Kane's Red Wings debut, 6-5

Mikael Granlund delivers dramatic OT winner for San Jose

Nico Sturm and Tomas Hertl each scored twice for San Jose. Hertl, who has five goals in the last two games, and Fabian Zetterlund had the Sharks’ first two short-handed goals of the season.

Hertl tied it with 1:29 left on a rebound after San Jose pulled its goaltender for an extra skater.

“When we got our first goal, we knew we were going to come back,” said Zetterlund, who assisted on Granlund's winner. “That’s a great feeling to have.”

The teams traded three-goal outbusts during a 3:01 span of the second period. That just missed the NHL record for the shortest span of six goals. Washington and Quebec scored six in exactly three minutes on Feb. 22, 1981.

“One of the craziest sequences I’ve had in my career, for sure,” Sturm said. “Probably not so fun for Coach’s heart but for the fans, it was probably great to watch tonight.”

The 35-year-old Kane, a nine-time All-Star who signed a one-year contract with Detroit on Nov. 28, didn't record a point. He hit the post early in the third period.

Kane had his right hip surgically repaired six months ago and is shooting to become the third NHL player to come back from the invasive procedure.

“It was just fun to get out there and play again," Kane said. "Obviously, it would’ve been a little bit better getting the win. It seemed like we were rolling there at 4-0.”

Michael Rasmussen scored two goals in a 13-second span. Klim Kostin, Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings.

Kostin scored the game's first goal midway through the second period.

Detroit soon piled up three goals in a 49-second span to take a 4-0 lead. Rasmussen notched both of his goals on deflections, redirecting shots by Daniel Sprong and Ben Chiarot. Raymond completed the eruption with a shot from the slot.

San Jose scored three times in a 1:44 span to cut the Red Wings' lead to 4-3. Hertl and Zetterlund converted their short-anded goals on breakaways, and Sturm capped the flurry with 4:08 left in the period.

Sturm scored again in the final minute of the period, slipping the puck under Ville Husso's left pad, to tie it at 4. It was his first two goals this season.

Detroit regained the lead when Larkin scored with 6:40 remaining.

“We were casual and got outworked all night," Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. "It’s another learning lesson. We have to be on all the time.”

UP NEXT

Sharks: Complete six-game trip at Vegas on Sunday night.

Red Wings: Host Ottawa on Saturday night

Regular Season Series

SJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 9:05 Klim Kostin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 12:51 Michael Rasmussen Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Daniel Sprong (11)
Goal 2nd Period 13:04 Michael Rasmussen Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Ben Chiarot (6), Andrew Copp (7)
Goal 2nd Period 13:40 Lucas Raymond Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Chiarot (7), Robby Fabbri (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:08 Tomas Hertl Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: William Eklund (7), Jan Rutta (3)
Goal 2nd Period 14:46 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jan Rutta (4), Mikael Granlund (12)
Goal 2nd Period 15:52 Nico Sturm Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1), Kyle Burroughs (3)
Goal 2nd Period 19:37 Nico Sturm Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Justin Bailey (3), Kevin Labanc (4)
Goal 3rd Period 13:20 Dylan Larkin Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (13), Robby Fabbri (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:31 Tomas Hertl Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (13), Alexander Barabanov (2)
Goal 4th Period 0:37 Mikael Granlund Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (4)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 16
15 Hits 19
3 Takeaways 2
36 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
2 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 38
40.6 Faceoff Win Percent 59.4
3 Giveaways 7
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Patrick Kane, RW Out Dec 21
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Will Smith, C Injured Reserve Dec 22
Timothy Liljegren, D Out Dec 22
Michael Misa, C Out Dec 17
Philipp Kurashev, C Injured Reserve Dec 16
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Dec 9

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 17 8 44 10
Anaheim 21 14 44 2
Edmonton 19 13 44 6
Los Angeles 15 12 39 9
San Jose 17 17 37 3
Seattle 15 14 36 6
Calgary 15 18 34 4
Vancouver 15 18 33 3

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 45 5
Tampa Bay 20 13 43 3
Florida 20 14 42 2
Ottawa 18 13 41 5
Boston 20 17 41 1
Buffalo 18 14 40 4
Toronto 16 15 37 5
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