Sharks Beat Red Wings 4-3 in OT, take 3-0 lead

Devin Setoguchi chose a good time to get his first playoff hat trick.

Setoguchi scored his third goal of the game 9: 21 into overtime, the San Jose Sharks, giving a 4-3 win over Detroit Red Wings and 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

Was that a single goal in its first eight games this postseason and eight in 38 games. Setoguchi notched his first NHL hat trick any earlier this year.

"You have people to intensify," said sharks coach Todd McLellan. "He has a huge trigger."

The Sharks will have a chance to sweep the series in game 4 Friday night in Detroit.

"We know what we must do or it's over," Red Wings star Nicklas Lidstrom said.

The storied franchise a history - and a hot team - work against it.

Only three teams in the history of the NHL, including Philadelphia last year, won a series after the leak of 0-3.

"I'll pass at any time concerned about the series," said Detroit coach Mike Babcock. "We will spend our time to prepare for a game."

A une victoire victory expected got away from Detroit after Dan Boyle scored the equalizer with 4: 08 left in regulation, implementation second extension of the sharks of the series and the fifth this postseason.

"We take just a few breaths," said Joe Thornton, who assisted on the goal of victory. "We believe that we have so many talented players who can end games at any time.".

Defender of the Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom (5), the Sweden, celebrated his goal against the guardian of the Sharks in San José Antti Niemi (31), of the Finland, in the first period of game 3 in a series of hockey second round playoffs NHL Stanley Cup in Detroitmercredi4 may 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Close

Pavel Datsyuk scored a goal to go towards the end of the second period, but Detroit could not cling.

The Red Wings did also capitalize when Setoguchi went to the area of penalizing at 5: 14 of overtime for holding, do not mark a third power play goal.

"" "All you want to," Don ' T score, no score, no score "," declared Setoguchi. "I thought our penalty killing has done an excellent job on the power play.

San Jose was the Red Wings to pay for the missed opportunity. Thornton has patiently the puck to Setoguchi in the upper part of the circle for a shot of the right wrist that went through the goalie Jimmy Howard and into the net.

"He kind of had the hot hand all night," said Thornton. "Therefore give him and let him do all the work."

Howard had 34 shots.

"Point blank, I thought that we deserved to win," said Howard.

But the Red Wings have in large part because Antti Niemi stopped 38 shots for the Sharks.

San Jose won the first three games of the series of second round of last year - including game 3 by 4-3 in OT - against the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit eliminated in the fifth game.

"It is practically already seen since last year," the Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart said.

Eight recent wins of sharks in the playoffs against Detroit were by a goal, making it the first NHL team to make this achievement. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens by a goal in seven consecutive playoff series from 1947 to 1959 victories, according to statistics, LLC.

Setoguchi scored first Wednesday night, but a power play midway through the first period and it 2-all towards the end of the second with another man-advantage goal.

Lidstrom scored off the coast of the non-coup of eye of Henrik Zetterberg, between the legs pass with 22 seconds left in the first period for the Red Wings likewise. Patrick eaves put Detroit ahead 2-1, but Setoguchi tied it 50 seconds later in the second period.

The two caught goalkeepers big saves to keep the third period without purpose until Howard was low, high shot Boyle of the circle right to make it 3-3.