The Detroit Red Wings earned their 20th win of the season last night with a 2-1 shootout victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena. If you missed the shootout following 3 on 3 overtime, you missed one of the better dekes you’ll see all season as Tomas Tatar beat goaltender Martin Jones with a filthy little move.
gonna have to take a shower after watching this FILTHY shootout goal https://t.co/jGQilLtZjF
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) February 1, 2018
The game was scoreless entering the third period when Detroit struck first on a Trevor Daley goal, his fourth on the season. San Jose tied it up late in the period when Kevin Labanc got one past Red Wings goalie Petr Mrzak. For the game, Detroit outshot San Jose 44-31.
Detroit edged out San Jose in the shootout period 4-3 with Justin Abdelkader getting the go-ahead goal. San Jose had one more chance to tie it up but found themselves unsuccessful which gave the Red Wings a much-needed win after losing their last two games.
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The Red Wings currently have a record of 20-21-8, giving them 48 points on the season. They now sit in 4th place in the Atlantic Division occupy the 12 spot in the Eastern Conference overall.
Detroit’s next game is on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes on February 2nd.
BONUS CONTENT:
The Detroit Red Wings saw their legendary 25 year playoff streak come to an end last season, coincidently in their final season at Joe Louis Arena. So far this season, it isn’t appearing likely that a new streak will begin at Little Caesars Arena.
The Atlantic‘s Craig Custance is reporting that according to an “NHL source”, the Red Wings are preparing once again to be dealers at the NHL’s trade deadline, just as they were last season. This source apparently indicated that the only untouchable assets Detroit has right now are Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Andreas Athanasiou.
