SAN JOSE, Calif. – Moritz Seider‘s first goal of the season broke a tie in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings held off the San Jose Sharks in a 7-4 win at SAP Center on Thursday.
Seider gave Detroit a 5-4 lead at 13:54 after San Jose erased a two-goal deficit earlier in the third.
David Perron had a goal and two assists, Pius Suter and Dominik Kubalik each had a goal and an assist and Dylan Larkin had two assists.
The Red Wings improved to 8-5-4, ending a four-game skid (0-2-2).
“I think we did a really good job,” Perron said. “Obviously, we didn’t back down. They took it to us the first period, but we wanted a good response back in the second. I think we did that. Also, when they had those two quick goals in the third, we didn’t have any quit in us and we kept going.”
Ville Husso made 21 saves.
“It was huge,” Detroit forward Joe Veleno said. “Coming in here with a win is huge for us. We can still get five of those eight points on our road trip. You don’t want to be under .500, so I think it was a huge win for us today.”
Red Wings goalie Ville Husso makes a glove save during second period action – Photo by Jack Lima
Erik Karlsson had a goal and three assists.
“There were a lot of ebbs and flows in that game and a lot of great moments for us, but unfortunately, we gave up goals, especially in the second [period],” Sharks coach David Quinn said. “I thought we had a really good first period, and then they flipped the switch on us in the second.”
Kevin Labanc gave San Jose a 1-0 lead at 6:56 of the first period when Karlsson set him up with a no-look pass between his legs.
Filip Hronek tied it 1-1 at 9:39 when he took a cross-ice pass from Perron after the Sharks turned the puck over in their own zone.
“I just think it’s important to find a way to win a game,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “I challenged the guys a little bit, and we really flipped that second period. We started winning those battles, flipped the game, took the lead. Pretty proud of the guys at 4-4, our game was fine. Unfortunately, just two face-off goals hit the back of the net.
“They hung in there and found a way to get a win on the road against a pretty good team, so this is a good win for us.”
James Reimer made 14 saves for the Sharks (6-10-3), who had won three straight.
“It just was one of those games where you just try and grind it out and try to get some points so you can feel good about yourself,” Reimer said. “Tonight, we unfortunately just couldn’t do it.”
Timo Meier (28) makes a pass as Filip Hronek (17) defends – Photo by Jack Lima
Matt Nieto put San Jose back in front at 12:52 when he scored on a 4-on-1 to make it 2-1.
Perron tied it 2-2 at 11:27 of the second period, and Walman gave Detroit a 3-2 lead at 16:44 with a slap shot from below the left face-off circle.
Joe Veleno made it 4-2 at 4:15 of the third when he scored on a wraparound.
Logan Couture cut it to 4-3 at 8:58 when he scored on a rebound before Karlsson tied it 4-4 at 11:31.
Suter made it 6-4 at 16:23, and Kubalik scored an empty-net goal at 18:45 for the 7-4 final.
Red Wings goalie Ville Husso looks to control a rebound away from Sharks forward Evgeny Svechnikov (10) as Olli Maatta (2) and Flip Hronek (17 provide support – Photo by Jack Lima
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin (71) and Sharks defenseman Nick Cicek (59) fight for position in front of Sharks goalie James Reimer (47) – Photo by Jack Lima
Nico Sturm (7) tries to jam the puck past Red Wings goalie Ville Husso (35) – Photo by Jack Lima
Nico Sturm (7) Timo Meier (28) and Nick Bonino enter the ice during pre-game introductions – Photo by Jack Lima
Matt Benning (5) Dominik Kubalik (81) and Kevin Labanc (62) fight for the loose puck – Photo by Jack Lima
Luke Kunin (11) and Lucas Raymond (23) fight for a rebound in front of goalie Ville Husso – Photo by Jack Lima
Jonatan Berggren (52) swipes the puck away from Matt Benning (5) and Marc-Edouard Vlassic (44) – Photo by Jack Lima
Joe Veleno (90) and Kevin Labans (62) try to control the loose puck – Photo by Jack Lima
Jake Walman (96) celebrates his second period goal – Photo by Jack Lima
Fliip Hronek (17) opens the scoring for the Red Wings with a first period goal – Photo by Jack Lima
Dominik Kubalik (Center) and David Perron (57) celebrate a Red Wings second period goal – Photo by Jack Lima
David Perron (57) Oskar Sundqvist (70) and Evgeny Svechikov (10) collide along the boards – Photo by Jack Lima
Andrew Copp (18) tries to swipe the puck past Sharks Goalie James Reimer (47) – Photo by Jack Lima
Alexander Barbnov (94) and Jonatan Berggren (52) dive for a loose puck – Photo by Jack Lima
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