San Jose Sharks visit Little Caesars Palace to take on the Detroit Red Wings. Jan Rutta and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored, and the Sharks won 6-3.
William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his career, but he’s becoming a winning player. The offense is obvious: The San Jose Sharks winger put up three points in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, highlighted by this brilliant pass to Nico Sturm.
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.
William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his NHL career, but he’s becoming a winning player for the San Jose Sharks.
DETROIT -- William Eklund and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and two assists for the San Jose Sharks, who scored four times in the third period and ended the Detroit Red Wings’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.
William Eklund had a goal and two assists as the visiting San Jose Sharks snapped Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night San Jose Sharks 6, Detroit Red Wings 3 Sharks 6, Red Wings 3 – Eklund posts 3-point game as Sharks beat Red Wings 6-3 and end 7 game win streak
The Sharks led 4-2 midway through the third period before the Red Wings scored off a set play on a faceoff against Celebrini’s line with Toffoli and Eklund. Dylan Larkin controlled the draw against Celebrini inside the Sharks’ zone and quickly got the puck over to Lucas Raymond, who beat Georgiev to cut San Jose’s lead to one at the 9:56 mark.
William Eklund, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro all scored third-period goals to help lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on
Eklund hasn’t played since Dec. 23 ... to go through a full practice before playing in a game. Sharks center Nico Sturm, considered questionable to play against the Devils, will be scratched.
James van Riemsdyk scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 to extend their win streak to six games — their longest since January 2020.
The Sharks were a step behind the Columbus Blue Jackets throughout the first period on Thursday, then were outshot 12-2 in the second period in what became a 4-1 loss at Nationwide Arena.