It was another close game where the Sharks fell short when it mattered the most, as Team Teal loses 3-2 in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings.
The Sharks had some great chances and the potential to win in Detroit, but they fell short in the bonus period and found another way to lose. All of the goals scored by both the Sharks and Red Wings in regulation came in the second period, starting early in the period with the Red Wings striking first via Adam Erne. The Sharks answered back about six minutes later on Timo Meier's 28th goal of the year from Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl, which was buried on a wraparound attempt. During the later half of the second frame, Michael Rasmussen scored to regain the Red Wings' one-goal lead, while Logan Couture scored his 17th goal of the season from Erik Karlsson and Jaycob Megna to even things up for the Sharks once more.
Besides recording two assists on the night, EK65 pulled off sick, dirty, and ankle-breaking dangles early in the third period while in the Red Wings zone.
This contest remained tied at two through three periods of play to force overtime, where Andrew Copp scored the game-winner for the Red Wings by taking advantage of James Reimer being in a vulnerable position in the crease while the area surrounding him and the net was crowded.
Speaking of Reimer, he made a total of 32 stops on 35 shots against in the OT loss. Kevin Labanc was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch in the past four games, while Matt Benning returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's game in Boston and Jonah Gadjovich, Evgeny Svechnikov, and Scott Harrington were scratches in Detroit against the Red Wings. In addition, Nikolai Knyzhov made significant progress in his development after being out long-term with a torn ACL and was sent to the Barracuda on a conditioning loan, making his season debut for the Cuda on Wednesday. According to the latest CBA from the NHL, Knyzhov's conditioning loan will last no more than two weeks.
More disappointment surrounds the Sharks once again, and I have gotten pretty used to it over the past few seasons and fully come to expect these kinds of results for them this season. San Jose is still looking for its first win of this long road trip, with its next opportunity on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh at 4 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka and Sheng Peng via Twitter
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