By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
For the first time this season the Detroit Red Wings lost to the San Jose Sharks. San Jose won 3-2 in a shootout giving Detroit a 3-1 edge on the season series.
Johan Franzen scored the opening tally in his first game in Detroit since suffering his knee injury in October. Thirty-five seconds later Joe Thornton tied the game up. With seconds left in the first, Dwight Helminen put the Sharks up by a goal. Working into the third, Jason Williams netted the tying goal despite the fact that play continued for a full 20 seconds before the goal counted. In the shootout, Patrick Marleau scored the only goal.
San Jose cut deep groves to the penalty box tonight but the Wings only went one for five on the power play. Detroit did outplay San Jose in every faction and the Sharks looked like the frustrated and distracted team that got shutout by Columbus last night. Big for the Wings tonight was the crowd in Joe Louis Arena. From the opening face-off the building was deafening as if it were a playoff game.
In Play! Man of the Game: Evgeni Nabokov. Nabokov was a highlight real in himself tonight, making no less than seven highlight quality saves. Nabokov made 50 saves in total on the night.
ADDED BONUS. Post game audio with Tomas Holstrom and Head Coach Mike Babcock
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