Key Injuries Prove Too Sizable To Overcome
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.
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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.
Valenti asked Terry to go the extra mile.
Things less nerve wrecking than a game 7 in hockey...
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.
Pavel Datsyuk had another tremendous game despite playing with a sore wrist.
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.
A traffic cop held out his hand outside Joe Louis Arena trying to stop this red-and-white tsunami that poured from the building as excited Red Wings fans celebrated their team's 3-1 victory over San Jose on Wednesday night.
Darren Helm sealed the win with an empty-net goal. After scoring a career-high 12 goals during the regular season, Helm already has three goals in the playoffs.
With Johan Franzen unable to play because of a sore left ankle that's hampered him since the first round, the Wings called on veteran Mike Modano to make his series debut.
After struggling during the first five games of the Western Conference semifinals against San Jose, Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula stepped up when his team needed it the most.
Last night's Red Wings win in Game 6 was easily one of the top sporting events in this area in the past few years.
There is something about a great comeback that stirs emotion far greater than a rout ever could.
Wow what another exciting game. This series has been tremendous. This seems like the Stanley Cup Final and we're only in the second round! These Red Wings never give up. Detroit threw all but the kitchen sink at Antti Niemi through two periods and he stopped everything.
The Detroit Red Wings capture Game 6 to tie the best of seven series with a 3-1 win over the Sharks on Tuesday night.
Sitting at Joe Louis Arena about 13 minutes before the game 6 pregame show started, all these thoughts started to go through my head.
If you look at tonight's game 6 between the Wings and Sharks, both teams will be putting new players on the ice.
One of the great things about professional sports is that once you have momentum on your side it's tough for the opposition to stop.
With 11 Stanley Cups on the front lawn, and a massive winged wheel alongside a giant octopus on the roof -- it's pretty difficult to miss.
