San Jose must defend the home ice Thursday night to avoid becoming the fourth NHL team to lose a series-of-seven having led 3-0. Logan Couture of San Jose scored early in the third period, but Zetterberg it is linked with 9: 22 remaining and Filppula scored the winner with 7: 28 left.
Darren Helm added an empty-net goal. All other games of the series was decided by a goal.
Detroit marks the last three goals of the fifth game to win 4-3.
The Red Wings are the second team this season to erase a 3-0 series hole. Chicago was in the first round before losing game 7 in Vancouver. Philadelphia all the way back last year in the second round, has just won the last four games against Boston.
These recent successes make the task seem much less intimidating.
Skating with confidence and despair, the Red Wings outshot San Jose 45-25, but they were about to disposal after sewing throws a rebound of flight and follow the puck past goalie Jimmy Howard with 16: 06 remaining. The puck barely crossed the goal line before Howard lined his glove, but the goal was, following a review.
Zetterberg it bound by deflecting a shot by Niklas Kronwall, former goalkeeper Antti Niemi and the momentum of sharks has never found the wrist. Filppula put Detroit ahead, converting a nice ice cross passes by Pavel Datsyuk.
The Red Wings to know the Sharks from the beginning. At the first period of midway, Detroit had an edge of 11-1 in shots, to the delight of the home crowd who had given the Red Wings a standing ovation when they took the ice.
Jiri Hudler had a good chance of scoring a severe angle with Niemi slightly of position, but the before Detroit was unable to score.
The Sharks managed a couple chances early on counterattacks. Immediately after out of the penalty box, Dan Boyle finds himself with space in the Detroit area, but whipped it up in an attempt to reverse while keeping on Howard.
Arrested Howard Benn Ferriero on a breakaway later in the period - the right wing of San Jose had no time to control the puck before attempting to slip into.
The action was intense at the beginning of the second. Drew Miller in wide shot Detroit on a rebound with Niemi stretches across the net. With 15: 25 left in the period, lightly maniéré normally Datsyuk participated in a short scrap with Torrey Mitchell of San Jose.
Datsyuk gave two minor penalties in a Mitchell, but it was the Red Wings, who finished with the best scoring chance at this point. Danny Cleary, who was serving one of the penalties, had a clean breakaway when he is out of the penalty box just as Detroit was clearing its zone. Cleary did something nice autour Niemi but struck on the side of the net with the goalkeeper down and out.
The Red Wings outshot San Jose 32-13 in the first two periods.
NOTES: San Jose F Ryane Clowe missed game 6 cause of injury was not disclosed, the top of the body. Clowe led to San Jose with 13 points this postseason. ... The Red Wings were without RW Johan Franzen, who injured his left ankle in the fifth game. Veteran striker Mike Modano joined the range after having played in only one another this game of the playoffs. ... According to STATS LLC, four NHL teams have rallied from a 3-0 deficit, but lost a seventh game.
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