Injury troubles continue to bite the San Jose Sharks as center Nico Sturm is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, head coach Ryan Warsofsky confirmed to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Sturm scored a shorthanded goal and added two hits in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.
William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Tuesday night. Nico Sturm scored a short-handed goal, and Jan Rutta,
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.
That ended the Red Wings' seven-game winning streak that began Dec. 29, halting the progress the Wings (20-19-4) had made in climbing closer to the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
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.
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.
San Jose Sharks snap Red Wings' seven-game win streak with a 6-3 victory, fueled by solid defense and special-teams play
William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his NHL career, but he’s becoming a winning player for the San Jose Sharks.
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
William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit’s seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Tuesday night. Nico Sturm scored a short-handed goal ...
Like several other pending unrestricted free agents around the NHL, San Jose Sharks center Nico Sturm figures he’ll be moved to another team before the NHL trade deadline in March if he doesn’t receive a contract extension offer.