Lucas Raymond converted the deciding attempt in the third round of the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Detroit opened the scoring at 12:47 of the first period when Justin Faulk scored on a power play with a snap shot. San Jose answered before the intermission as Dmitry Orlov recorded his first goal of the season on a slap shot during a power play at 17:59. Macklin Celebrini put the Sharks ahead 2-1 with an even-strength slap shot 4:55 into the second period, giving the visitors their first lead of the night.
San Jose extended the advantage early in the third period when Ivar Stenberg scored on the power play at 2:48 off assists from Alexander Wennberg and Celebrini. Detroit quickly responded, cutting the deficit to 3-2 at 5:00 on an even-strength tip-in by Emmitt Finnie. With only 1:33 remaining in regulation, Alex DeBrincat snapped home his fifth goal of the season to tie the game 3-3 and force extra time.
John Gibson earned the win for the Red Wings by making 31 saves on 34 shots before stopping all three shootout attempts he faced. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 27 shots for the Sharks in the overtime loss. San Jose converted 2 of 6 power-play opportunities, while Detroit scored on 1 of 4 chances with the man advantage.
The victory extended Detroit's winning streak to two straight games and moved their record to 3-3-2 on the season. Celebrini paced the Sharks with a three-point outing on one goal and two assists, bringing San Jose to a 4-3-1 record.
San Jose will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Detroit will travel to play the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
