Kings Edge Sharks In Game 7 To Reach Western Final
The Kings' seven-game series with the Sharks came down to another tense third period, with the home team clinging to another one-goal lead.
The Kings' seven-game series with the Sharks came down to another tense third period, with the home team clinging to another one-goal lead.
Joe Thornton got San Jose off to a fast start with a power-play goal in the first period and TJ Galiardi added a goal in the second to help the Sharks force a decisive seventh game.
Although Dustin Brown will always remember raising the Stanley Cup above his head last year, he also remembers the pain of a first-round playoff loss to San Jose one year before the Los Angeles Kings became champions.
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick sometimes seems to be the only obstacle between San Jose and the Western Conference finals while the Sharks dominate much of their 2-2 series with the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Detroit Red Wings have revived their previously mediocre power play, and the now-potent unit is propelling them toward a strong finish.
The San Jose Sharks have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with newly acquired defenseman Brad Stuart that will prevent him from becoming a free agent.
Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula scored for the Red Wings, who have lost four straight.
First Period_1, Detroit, Kronwall 5 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom)
Just when you thought the Wings were back to normal, winning 4 games in a row and scoring a combined 18 goals in that span, the team has now hit the road and has now lost a couple straight, the latest to the Sharks on Thursday night 5-2.
How did the Sharks celebrate?
Nicklas Lidstrom said he will take his time to decide whether to return next season or retire.
Entering Game 7, it was clear which team would have the advantage in the intangibles: experience, momentum, poise, etc. Those all belonged to the Red Wings. And it showed. They were the veteran group comfortable in the spotlight as they had been there so many times before.
A long time ago, a sportswriter named Grantland Rice wrote about how it isn't whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
After receiving the brunt of the criticism as San Jose squandered three chances to close out the Detroit Red Wings, Patrick Marleau ended up with the game-winning goal and much of the credit when the Sharks finally made it through the second round.
The Red Wings were missing too much size and too much scoring punch on Thursday. They battled hard until the end, but in the end, they didn't have enough healthy bodies to overcome a huge deficit.
So much talk before a deciding game 7 finally came to an end at about 9:07pm Eastern Standard time when the Sharks and Wings dropped the puck for the deciding game of an amazing second series.
Patrick Marleau got his first point of the series when he knocked home a rebound with 7:47 to play and the San Jose Sharks finally managed to knock out the Detroit Red Wings on their fourth try with a 3-2 victory Thursday night in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
11:06pm- The 3rd period has started with the "Beat Detroit" chant and San Jose almost scores on a 2 on 1.
One week ago Wings fans everywhere knew their fate. Detroit had just lost game 3 to San Joe in overtime and trailed the best of seven series 3 games to none and it was hard not to think that once again the Wings would lose in the second round of the playoffs.
Is there anything more exciting than a deciding Game 7? Tonight we will find out what team will advance to the Western Conference Final to play the Vancouver Canucks.
If you Red Wings fans want to grill the Sharks for Game 7, you can do that... literally.
Tigers get the night off before opening up a 3 game weekend set against the Royals tomorrow night at Comerica Park.
Whether it's been after a heart-stopping win or a crushing loss, San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan has always been consistent in his belief that new momentum is created at the start of every game.
It's difficult to tell, honestly, whether the odds are in the Red Wings' favor entering Game 7.
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