GDT: SAN JOSE SHARKS vs DETROIT RED WINGS - SERIES THREAD

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SAN JOSE SHARKS LINE-UP
(Subject to change)
Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, Torrey Mitchell
Ryane Clowe, Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi
Dany Heatley, Logan Couture, Manny Malhotra
Dwight Helminen, Scott Nichol, Jamie McGinn

Dan Boyle, Rob Blake
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Douglas Murray
Kent Huskins, Jason Demers

Evgeni Nabokov
Thomas Greiss


DETROIT RED WINGS LINE-UP
(Subject to change)
Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Holmstrom
Valtteri Filppula, Henrik Zetterberg, Todd Bertuzzi
Kris Draper, Darren Helm, Patrick Eaves
Drew Miller, Justin Abdelkader, Dan Cleary

Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski
Niklas Kronwall, Brad Stuart
Andreas Lilja, Jonathan Ericsson

Jimmy Howard
Chris Osgood



TOP STATS
POINTS
SJS - (15) Pavelski
DET - (13) Zetterberg

GOALS
SJS - (9) Pavelski
DET - (7) Zetterberg

ASSISTS
SJS - (8) Heatley, Clowe
DET - (9) Franzen

GOALIE STATS
Nabakov, SJS - 9 GP Record: 7-2 GAA 2.14 SV% .916
Howard, DET - 10 GP Record: 4-6 GAA 2.99 SV% .908



ADDITIONAL STATS
Goals Per Game:
SJS – 3.44
DET – 3.50

Goals Against Average:
SJS – 2.22
DET – 3.00

Power Play %:
SJS – 18.8%
DET – 20.0%

Penalty Kill %:
SJS – 88.5%
DET – 81.8%

Shots Per Game:
SJS – 38.9
DET – 34.6

Shots Against Per Game:
SJS – 26.4
DET – 32.6



PLAYOFF SERIES - SHARKS 3-0
Game 1: at SJ - SJ 4, DET 3 - Final - Stars of the Game - #1 Pavelski, #2 Boyle, #3 Datsyuk
Game 2: at SJ - SJ 4, DET 3 - Final - Stars of the Game - #1 Pavelski, #2 Heatley, #3 Thornton
Game 3: at DET - SJ 4, DET 3 - Final OT - Stars of the Game - #1 Marleau, #2 Thornton, #3 Zetterberg
Thursday, May 6 at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. TSN, VERSUS
*Saturday, May 8 at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. TSN, VERSUS
*Monday, May 10 at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. TSN, VERSUS
*Wednesday, May 12 at San Jose, TBD TSN, VERSUS




THEY SAID WHAT?????
"A couple years ago some of us only got to the second round and it ended," he added. "We have to realize the urgency in Game 1 and try to win one of those."

"We battled hard. There were a lot of things that happened in that series," captain Rob Blake said. "We were resilient. They battled us hard."

"I think we realized that nothing comes easy after last year. ... It's a good series to come off (of) after last year, but I think it's going to depend on what we do in the future -- the next series -- and still another one after that, so that's what's really important." -- C Joe Pavelski.

"There's a lot more work ahead of us," Dan Boyle said

“We just got the early jump—a couple quick goals bang bang,” Setoguchi said. “It’s a little bit of a buzz-killer for them. We wanted to jump early. We were ready to go.”

"There were times in the game that I thought they were strong on loose pucks. They beat us to open ice at certain points. Then there were times that we had that opportunity. I don't think the game was one-sided. I think it was almost a carbon copy of Game 1." -- Coach Todd McLellan.

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“It was a good game and it’s going to be a good series,” Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. “We didn’t play poorly, they just shot it to the net and we made a couple of mistakes.”

"It is a great feeling to see the team respond the way we did in a Game 7 on the road. We played with a lot of confidence, even after the first period when (it was scoreless). We played with patience." -- Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom.

“They got a quick jump on us,” Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom(notes) said. “The first goal came on a power play and then we turned the puck over and they made a nice play from behind the net. They got the headstart. We battled back but could never catch up. We played a solid game.”

"They started really well. We weathered the storm and got playing good, and then I don't know how many minutes we were shorthanded in the third, (but) it got them right back in the game. And for the (second) time in the series we get scored on with only three guys on the ice. You're not going to win like that." -- Wings coach Mike Babcock.

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Info gathered from - CBSSPORTS.COM, NHL.COM, REVOLUTIONMYSPACE.COM

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[cnshockey]

Chris did you not hear? This is the new sharks logo

[mugatu471]

hahahaha

[Dergula]

I'd say Washington now has a right to that logo.

[CSSports]

I'd say Washington now has a right to that logo.

Yeah - along with Buffalo & New Jersey
East is running on #4, #6, #7, #8 seeds right now.....

[Wingsfan-13]

As long as Detroit can play like they did game 7 against the Yotes!


VERY cool thread btw, thanks for creating it!!!!!!

[CSSports]

As long as Detroit can play like they did game 7 against the Yotes!


VERY cool thread btw, thanks for creating it!!!!!!

No problem - Hopefully we will get some good posts on this series....should be a good one!!!!!

I will try and get it updated after each game....add quotes as I see them...

[MasonRaymond0320]

Should be a great series! 2 of the best teams around. I say Sharks in 7.

[Pheebs888]

As per usual, I'm going against the Wings just because I don't like them but also because I think San Jose is ready to get rid of the "choking tag". SJ in 6 :)