Sharks Dead in the Water for Red-Hot Wings

Detroit posts fourth straight win with 5-1 trouncing of San Jose
By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 27, 2007 5:58 AM CDT
Sharks Dead in the Water for Red-Hot Wings
San Jose Sharks Torrey Mitchell (17) checks Detroit Red Wings winger Kirk Maltby during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit, Friday, Oct. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)   (Associated Press)

The Detroit Red Wings had the San Jose Sharks on the run from the outset of last night's game, scoring five unanswered goals before conceding one. Detroit's Valtteri Filppula had his first goal and first assist of the season in the first period, helping push his team to the top of the Western Conference, reports the Detroit News.

The Sharks' failings weren't limited to goals: the Red Wings also dominated them with 39 shots on goal, compared to the Sharks' measly 11. And the score might have been even higher if it weren't for a goalie interference call on Tomas Holmstrom, his fourth of the season. "It wasn't our night at all," admitted San Jose coach Ron Wilson. (More NHL stories.)

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