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Red Wings Rally to Edge Sharks in Shootout

Saturday, Lucas Raymond scored the game-winning goal for the Detroit Red Wings. Soon, he also hopes to net his first […]

Red Wings Rally to Edge Sharks in Shootout

In a thrilling shootout, Detroit Red Wings' Lucas Raymond scored the game-winning goal against the San Jose Sharks, securing a 4-3 victory at Little Caesars Arena. Raymond, who has yet to score a goal this season, finally found the back of the net to put his team ahead. Alex DeBrincat forced overtime with his crucial goal just one minute and thirty-three seconds into the extra session. Detroit's John Gibson was on the bench during that overtime, giving his team an extra attacker.

The Sharks started off strong in the first period, dominating zone play and dominating the game for much of the time. However, the Red Wings broke the deadlock on a power play, with Justin Faulk scoring past Alex Nedeljkovic. The Sharks managed to equalize shortly after, with Dmitry Orlov finding the net past John Gibson. The second period saw Macklin Celebrini complete a tic-tac-toe play, resulting in a goal past Gibson's shoulder.

San Jose took a 3-1 lead during the third period with a power-play goal from rookie forward Ivar Stenberg.

Detroit managed to pull one back in the third period when Emmitt Finnie tipped home Michael Brandsegg-Nygard's feed, his third goal of the season. Michael Rasmussen assisted on Faulk's goal. After going 32 games without a point, Raymond now has points in consecutive games. The Sharks, under the guidance of former Red Wings player and assistant coach Doug Houda, saw Detroit's defenseman Moritz Seider have a game-high 29:46 of ice time.

A key moment came when San Jose failed to score on a power play in overtime after Andrew Copp went off for hooking Celebrini.

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