San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

14-26-6

Final
6 - 3

Detroit Red Wings

20-19-4

Eklund posts 3-point game as Sharks beat Red Wings 6-3 and end Detroit's 7-game win streak

San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

Nico Sturm scored a short-handed goal, and Jan Rutta, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro added goals for San Jose, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookie Macklin Celebrini had two assists as the Sharks won for just the fourth time in 18 games. Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves.

Vladimir Tarasenko ended an 18-game scoreless drought with two goals for Detroit. He last scored on Dec. 1 against Vancouver. Lucas Raymond also scored and Ville Husso stopped 18 shots.

Takeaways Sharks: San Jose's goal output was its highest in 20 games. The Sharks beat Seattle 8-5 on Nov. 29. They had scored three or fewer goals in their previous 13 games.

Red Wings: Detroit came up one win shy of its first eight-game win streak since Jan. 17-Feb. 5, 2008. Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat had their seven-game point streaks snapped in the process.

Key moment The Red Wings pulled within 4-3 at 9:56 of the third on Raymond's goal. The Sharks then answered less than a minute later when Toffoli scored from in front, giving San Jose some breathing room.

Key stat The Red Wings had scored at least one power-play goal in their previous eight games since Todd McLellan became head coach. But, Detroit came up empty in two power-play opportunities on Tuesday.

Up next The Sharks continue a five-game trip at Columbus on Thursday. The Red Wings begin a four-game trip at Florida on Thursday

Regular Season Series

SJ wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 1:45	Jan Rutta Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Smith (9), Alexander Wennberg (13)
Goal	1st Period 17:41	Nico Sturm Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (23), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2)
Goal	2nd Period 1:28	Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Simon Edvinsson (13), Jonatan Berggren (5)
Goal	3rd Period 0:26	William Eklund Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (17), Tyler Toffoli (12)
Goal	3rd Period 6:05	Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Gustafsson (10), Michael Rasmussen (7)
Goal	3rd Period 7:43	Mikael Granlund Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Macklin Celebrini (18), Tyler Toffoli (13)
Goal	3rd Period 9:56	Lucas Raymond Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (20)
Goal	3rd Period 10:57	Tyler Toffoli Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (24)
Goal	3rd Period 18:22	Mario Ferraro Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

SJ		DET
18	Blocked Shots	9
18	Hits	21
8	Takeaways	5
24	Shots	28
1	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
100.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
1	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	27
47.1	Faceoff Win Percent	52.9
18	Giveaways	18
2	Total Penalties	1
4	Penalty Minutes	2

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Michael Rasmussen, C	Out	Mar 14
Dylan Larkin, C	Out	Mar 12

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Yaroslav Askarov, G	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Vincent Desharnais, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Ryan Reaves, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Tyler Toffoli, C	Out	Mar 21