Bust of Canucks out offence, sharks rout in game 2

 Daniel Sedin scored his second goal of power play of the game, and Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond added goals man-advantage in the third period for the Vancouver Canucks, who developed rout the San Jose Sharks, 7-3 on Wednesday night and took a lead of 2-0 in the final of the Western Conference.

Aaron Rome Defender scored his first goal of the playoffs in the NHL with 5: 30 left as the Canucks poured it late. The game turned when Kevin Bieksa scored the goal to go on a breakaway with 7: 55 left in the second period.

3 Of the series-of-seven match is Friday night in San Jose.

Bieksa, who scored the equalizer, in the return of the Canucks 3-2 victory in game 1 beat four sharks ice to take a cross ice, blue line-blue line pass to Chris Higgins. He then beat goalkeeper Antti Niemi with a quick shot between the legs.

The game was ugly after crushed Bieksa sharks before Patrick Marleau in a fight unilateral six minutes later. Angry San Jose tough guy Ben Eager, screaming after bench Canucks after the fighting. He then was Daniel Sedin face first advice towards the end of the period. Eager took another penalty in the third, and Higgins was 4-2 on the set to eight minutes.

Raymond added an another power play goal - a too many men absent sentence Joe Thornton of separatist - 3: 18 left. The Canucks went 4-6 on the power play. Daniel Sedin and Raffi Torres scored 39 seconds apart in the first period, and Roberto Luongo finished with 28 saves.

Guardian of the Sharks in San José Antti Niemi, the Finland, watches as a goal by Chris Higgins of the Vancouver Canucks will him in the third period of game 2 of playoff hockey NHL Stanley Cup final of the Western ConferenceWednesday, 18 May 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia Colombia.

Eager also scored with 2: 33 left, but it took a penalty and then when he pushed Luongo in net after the puck. Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau scored in the first period power play goals, and Niemi has 31 shots.

After San Jose coach Todd McLellan finger this line after 1 game, Dany Heatley sent Couture in with a nice chip goes to the blue line and sewing lifted his goal seventh team leader past the blocker strained Luongo 2: 28.

Sedin tied it on a power play back-and-forth with brother Henrik term. Torres put Vancouver ahead 39 seconds later by getting Joe Pavelski position at the top of the crease to tap into the goal of Christian Ehrhoff line pass.

San Jose tied again with his third goal of game power series - only three chances - three minutes later. Dan Boyle shot went wide but were the advice of the end to Thornton on a blow. Luongo stopped, but as he dived to cover the puck Marleau struck under him. A short video review confirmed that he is gone, giving Marleau his third goal in three games.

San Jose never had another game of power, however. The sharks are 3 for 3 of the series against the Canucks, who had killed 28 29 chances in the second round against Nashville.

Daniel Sedin, leads the NHL with five goals in playoffs, and it series power play Tampa Bay Sean Bergenheim-related to the overall lead with eight goals. Henrik Sedin had three assists.

Notes: San Jose F Benn Ferriero was on the fourth row instead of veteran Jamal Mayers. ... Sharks D Jason Demers missed a second straight game with an injury unidentified and was replaced again by Kent Huskins. ... Speedy Vancouver LW Jeff Tambellini replaced Tanner glass on the fourth line for just his second NHL game. ... Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said LW Mikael Samuelsson (leg), out since the fifth game of the second round, travels to San Jose this series.

Canucks use 3 PP goals to push the sharks on board

SAN JOSE, California - with the twins of sharp-passing Sedin, many players with big shots and a gold medal winning goalkeeper, the Vancouver Canucks are quite difficult to beat in normal situations. This task becomes almost impossible when they have two additional skaters on the ice.

The Canucks converted three pieces of power of 5-on-3 successive in a duration of less than 2 minutes in the second period, with Sami Salo, scoring twice and Ryan Kesler adding the third, to beat the San Jose Sharks lead 4-2 Sunday in the fourth game of the Western Conference final to take a series of 3-1.

"We continued walking box, they kept scoring," sharks coach, said Todd McLellan.

Henrik Sedin has helped set up three goals in a time of 1: 55 the Canucks needed only 37 seconds on the situations of three 5-on-3 to become the first team in the history of the NHL to score three goals with an advantage of two men in the playoffs. He added other assistance in the third period to set a record for the franchise for the decisive passes in a game, increasing his total of leader of the League to 19 points this postseason.

His teammate Alex Burrows said of "when you give Henrik open lot of time, it will find a way to make the plays,". "We have great shooters on the power play and it's nice to see." It is a magic Player how he is able to hang on to the puck and make plays. ?

Burrows has added a goal of same force off a pass from Henrik Sedin nifty in the third period as the Canucks moved to the edge to reach the final of the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1994. Daniel Sedin added three assists and Roberto Luongo made 33 saves.

Vancouver had just 13 shots game, scoring four of their seven shots in the final two periods. The Sharks had no answer for the Sedins, who have combined for 15 points in four games this series after only seven points to minus-10 rating in six games against Nashville in the previous round.

"We are two believers in if you work hard, do you the right thing, it's going to turn around," says Henrik. "Hang you here and hope that the other guys play much." They were to do that. This is what we need. We need different guys for each series. That is why we are here. ?

Andrew Desjardins and Ryane Clowe had objectives of the third period for the Sharks, who did not capitalize on the first five power-play chances and now must win game 5 in Vancouver Tuesday night to extend the series.

"They kept giving us chances and put in a hole," Clowe said. "When it PPs, this is where we must take advantage." We were just not strong enough. It is not physical. "This is mental."

In a series dominated by special teams play, this game was no different with about 15 early minutes 33 spent with a team on the power play.

This is where the Canucks dominated in a shift in their game 3 4-3 defeat. They allowed three goals to power in the game play and not a not convert during 1 h 55 time of 5-on-3 in the second period.

The Canucks for two of these issues, although it is resolved without injured defenders Christian Ehrhoff and Aaron Rome. First, they killed five minor penalties directly to open the game that they spent the first 24: 06 helpless 10: 00.

The Sharks, who are converted to their five first power-play chances this series, is struggling to put in place in the offensive zone with the advantage of man Sunday. When they in the end of Vancouver, Luongo made eight saves on five power plays and gave few chances at rebounds in San Jose.

"The adoption was." The reception is. "The time was," said McLellan. "It is much pace.".

Frustration of the Canucks at the beginning of penalty shot in the second period when avalanche Sharks were called for four in the span of 2: 46 to drive to the brightness of notation.

With Dany Heatley already in the box for asking, Torrey Mitchell called for hooking to give Vancouver its first advantage of two men. Canucks takes only 10 seconds to capitalize with Kesler beating Antti Niemi with a timer of the circle off a pass Salo.

Only 1: 23 later, the Sharks made with too many players on the ice, giving Vancouver its second advantage of two men. This time, it took the Canucks 16 seconds to score when Salo took a pass from Henrik Sedin and he dazzled past Niemi from just inside the blue line.

After the engagement that followed, San Jose defenseman Douglas Murray hit the puck on the glass for a game appeal period. Ten seconds later, capped Salo the radiance of a big shot between the circles as the Canucks finished scoring on three of their four shots in the second period.

Alain Vigneault, said coach "Henrik probably best asset is the fact that he can see theatre and of theatre when there is a lot of pressure,". A "once more, this line made it for us." They are our offensive players and we need to produce and they did.

The early rare afternoon has done little to curb the enthusiasm of the fans of sharks normally noisy or appreciable contingent of Canucks fans who made the trip to San Jose.

The Sharks were unable to give their fans a goal start to cheer on. The best scoring chance in those 10 minutes of action filled with power play came to the Canucks, but Mason Raymond was intercepted in almost twice by Niemi at the end of a 2-on-1 with Jannik Hansen.

"The guys did a huge work, blocking shots, obtaining in the alleys, cutting lanes, overtaking, ensuring that there is no sewing passes, things like that," said Luongo. "They mostly retained their towards outside, which makes my job easier."

Game notes
Three objectives have been the fastest in the playoffs for the Canucks, beating the previous mark of 2: 18 against Calgary in 1989. ... Vancouver has a 5-on-3 goal throughout the regular season. ... Sharks captain Joe Thornton left in the third period after being hit in the boards by Raffi Torres.

Canucks blow away sharks in third for the 2-0 lead

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Colombia - Daniel Sedin scored his second goal of power play of the game, and Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond added goals man-advantage in the third period for the Vancouver Canucks, who developed rout the San Jose Sharks7- 3 on Wednesday night and took a lead of 2-0 in the Western Conference finals.

Aaron Rome Defender scored his first goal of the playoffs in the NHL with 5: 30 left as the Canucks poured it late. The game turned when Kevin Bieksa scored the goal to go on a breakaway with 7: 55 left in the second period.

Logan Couture sharks rookie scored his seventh goal of the playoffs to tie a record for goals by a rookie in the playoffs. It is second to Tampa Bay Sean Bergenheim, for the most goals this postseason.

3 Of the series-of-seven match is Friday night in San Jose.

Bieksa, who scored the equalizer, in the return of the Canucks 3-2 victory in game 1 beat four sharks ice to take a cross ice, blue line-blue line pass to Chris Higgins. He then beat goalkeeper Antti Niemi with a quick shot between the legs.

The game was ugly after crushed Bieksa sharks before Patrick Marleau in a fight unilateral six minutes later. Angry San Jose tough guy Ben Eager, screaming after bench Canucks after the fighting. He then was Daniel Sedin face first advice towards the end of the period. Eager took another penalty in the third, and Higgins was 4-2 on the set to eight minutes.

Raymond adds an another power play goal - a too many men penalty that negated breakaway of Joe Thornton - with 3: 18 left. The Canucks went 4-6 on the power play. Daniel Sedin and Raffi Torres scored 39 seconds apart in the first period, and Roberto Luongo finished with 28 saves.

Eager also scored with 2: 33 left, but it took a penalty and then when he pushed Luongo in net after the puck. Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau scored in the first period power play goals, and Niemi has 31 shots.

After San Jose coach Todd McLellan finger this line after 1 game, Dany Heatley sent Couture in with a nice chip goes to the blue line and sewing lifted his goal seventh team leader past the blocker strained Luongo 2: 28.

Sedin tied it on a power play back-and-forth with brother Henrik term. Torres put Vancouver ahead 39 seconds later by getting Joe Pavelski position at the top of the crease to tap into the goal of Christian Ehrhoff line pass.

San Jose it linked again with his third goal of the game of power series - only three chances - three minutes later. Dan Boyle shot went wide but were the advice of the end to Thornton on a blow. Luongo stopped, but as he dived to cover the puck Marleau struck under him. A short video review confirmed that he is gone, giving Marleau his third goal in three games.

San Jose never had another game of power, however. The sharks are 3 for 3 of the series against the Canucks, who had killed 28 29 chances in the second round against Nashville.

Daniel Sedin, leads the NHL with five goals in playoffs, and it series power play Tampa Bay Sean Bergenheim-related to the overall lead with eight goals. Henrik Sedin had three assists.

Game notes
San Jose F Benn Ferriero was back in the fourth row instead of veteran Jamal Mayers. ... Sharks D Jason Demers missed a second straight game with an injury unidentified and was replaced again by Kent Huskins. ... Speedy Vancouver LW Jeff Tambellini replaced Tanner glass on the fourth line for just his second NHL game. ... Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said LW Mikael Samuelsson (leg), out since the fifth game of the second round, travels to San Jose this series.

Rally Canucks beat sharks in game 1

 Defender Kevin Bieksa tied 7: 02 into the third period, Henrik Sedin scored on a power 1: 19 later play and the Vancouver Canucks returned to open their first final of the Western Conference in 17 years with a 3-2 on the San Jose Sharks winSunday evening.

Maxim Lapierre scored his first of the playoffs, and Roberto Luongo has 27 fire - and a brutal first period - for the Canucks giveaway. Game 2 is Wednesday night in Vancouver.

Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau scored and Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots for the Sharks, arriving off the coast of the emotional draining game 7 victory on Detroit Thursday night.

San Jose took a lead of 2-1 in the third period with a goal on his only power play and the gift of Luongo. But after failing at several chances late in the second, Vancouver has finally converted in the third.

Alex Burrows obtained behind Dan Boyle on the left wing rush and fed a pass through and return to pinching Bieksa at the top of the circle of right face. Wrist shot of the Bieksa taken sliding Niemi left and spent his blocker on the other side.

Dany Heatley takes a penalty playing 32 seconds later and the Canucks power play which looked terrible its first three chances after leading the NHL in regular season, finally converted.

A pass from point of the former defender of sharks Christian Ehrhoff got moving right Niemi and Sedin, whose only other purpose in these playoffs was into an empty net, skated on it the other direction, waiting to drag Niemi before biting a setback ball into the empty net.

Canucks Vancouver Raffi Torres (13) checks Niclas Wallin of the San Jose Sharks, Sweden, on the boards during the first period of game 1 of a hockey NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference final series, Sunday May 15, 2011, VancouverCanada.

San Jose, which has almost made a series of 3-0 lead before beating Detroit, went towards the end of the first period with a generous Luongo pass at Thornton.

Luongo, who was killed by a shot teammate off the coast of the mask in the warmups attempted to pass the puck to the top of the left circle behind the net. But Thornton intervened from him and fired into an empty net for his third playoff goal.

Vancouver has equal 1: 49 in the second period after the neck of the Niemi was selected off the coast of the boards and sent behind the net Jannik Hansen, who hit Lapierre Cup before between two defenders for a quick shot past Niemi s glove.

But the Canucks offshore since the Elimination of Nashville on Monday night, could not convert the first three games of powers of the game, failing to register the same shot on two.

San Jose is not lost time marking on its first chance, with Marleau left alone in the slot to divert the point of Boyle shot to Luongo glove. It was the second goal in two games for the often criticized Marleau, whose the first point of the semi-finals of the Conference has become the winner of game 7.

For a while, it looked as if Niemi would make it stand up as a second straight game winning, too. The Finnish stopper, who won one with Chicago Stanley Cup last year, has made a handful of highlight reel stops as the Canucks pushed the equalizer goal towards the end of the second period, robbing Ryan Kesler with its buffer to the right during a wild scramble around the Hansen pliet only with the left keypad.

NOTES: San Jose D Jason Demers was a scratch end surprise unidentified injury and was replaced by Kent Huskins in his first game of these playoffs. F Benn Ferriero was replaced by Jamal Mayers on the fourth line of the sharks after seven previous games. Vancouver dressed big RW Victor MEK on the fourth line instead of the smaller speedster Jeff Tambellini, who made his playoff debut the last game against Nashville in the second round. ... Vancouver LW Mikael Samuelsson, who plays the point on the first game unit of power, has not skated since injures in the fifth game of the Conference semi-finals.

Red Wings Beat sharks 3-1 to the game of Force 7

 Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula scored less than two minutes apart in the third period, and the Red Wings Detroit rallied again for a 3-1 victory on the Sharks in San Jose Tuesday night, forcing a seventh game decisive after end 3-0 in the thrilling second-round series.

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.

Red Wings Babcock eyes a 7 match against Sharks

The Detroit Red Wings are back home and love their chances against the San Jose Sharks.

When asked Monday if he hoped to return to a plan for Game 7 in San Jose, Detroit coach Mike Babcock said: "We get on it."

Left Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmstrom (96) celebrates after scoring past Sharks San Jose goalkeeper Antti Niemi (31), and Joe Thornton sharks (19) and defenseman Niclas Wallin (7) skating close in the third period of game 5 of a hockey NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference semi-final series dimancheLe 8 May 2011, in San Jose, California, Detroit won 4-3. San Jose leads series 3-2.

First of all, the Red Wings should avoid elimination again with a victory Tuesday night in game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals. Babcock, explains Mike Modano will be in the range if Johan Franzen is not well enough to play.

Detroit has won two consecutive matches, including a return 4-3 victory Sunday night on the road. The Red Wings are trying to become the fourth team in the NHL to win a series after losing the first three games.

Red Wings Beat sharks 4-3 to stay alive

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, California on May 9, 2011 (AP)

Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6: 08 remaining and the Red Wings in Detroit had three objectives of the third period to avoid elimination with a 4-3 on the San Jose Sharks victory Sunday night.

Danny Cleary and Jonathan Ericsson scored in the last period to return the series to Detroit for game 6 Tuesday night. After winning the first three games, San Jose is clinging to a 3-2 lead in the series-of-seven.

Couture, Logan, Joe Pavelski and Devin Setoguchi scored to help the Sharks to advance 3-1 early in the third period. Then the Red Wings scored two quick goals before Holmstrom redirect the winner past Antti Niemi.

Niklas Kronwell also scored, and Jimmy Howard made 39 saves for Detroit.

The Red Wings took a huge step towards adding in their history already.

Only three NHL teams have overcome 3-0 deficits to win a series-of-seven.

Philadelphia Flyers 2010, 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 the New York Islanders are the only teams to win a series after losing the first three games. With Chicago won three straight to force a seventh game against Vancouver in the opening round, there are a lot of recent precedent that Detroit can push San José to the brink.

The Red Wings have already overcome a repeat of last season, when they went down 3 - 0 to the Sharks - like this year - before be eliminated in game 5 in San Jose.

Step this time round.

Detroit came back with a strong thrust to the ice and sent several shots to Niemi after going two goals down. In a space of 1: 46, the Red Wings received an objective of Ericsson and another of the Cleary on a wraparound shot for the equalizer.

Defender of the Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall (55) is congratulated by his teammates, including Henrik Zetterberg (40), after scoring against the San Jose Sharks in the second period of game 5 of a hockey NHL series semi-final Stanley Cup Western Conference dimancheLe may 8, 2011, in near San Jose, California (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

And Nicklas Lidstrom sent a slap shot from the Centre which was deflected on net by Holmstrom, redirected from high plateau to beat Niemi, stun a crowd waving the towel that was ready to toast a berth in the Western Conference for the second season on.

Fans had reason to be optimistic: the sharks had controlled the puck and forced the action from the beginning.

But they do not convert on two power plays - in the opening period, not even register a shot on the first - and is almost fallen still would this not for a spectacular backup of their goalkeeper. Niemi has prevented the Red Wings forward first, diving to his left to fly a slap shot by Ericsson with a glove save.

A few minutes later, Joe Thornton won a commitment in the Detroit territory and sent a slap shot by Dan Boyle of just inside the blue line. Boyle shot was redirected by Setoguchi for his fifth goal of the playoffs erect with San Jose 1-0 with 2: 42 left in the period.

The Red Wings managed to kill one another power play in the second to give themselves a chance, only of does not even get off a shot while they had their own advantage. Then Pavelski made pay when he took a pass from Ryane Clowe advance a 2-on-1 break, kicked the puck past Howard to give the Sharks a 2 - 0.

The goal was also Pavelski one-fifth of the playoffs, although he did not much time to celebrate. Kronwell scored 53 seconds later with a wrist that Niemi shot beat high plateau with 3: 35 left in the period pm, a crowd waving the towel was just whip in a frenzy of postings.

Any momentum, the Red Wings had entering the final period ended with a thud.

Dany Heatley has come to a press and point that panels side and shoved a coming pass to sewing, which ended on a large escapement spaces past pads the left leg of Howard 54 seconds into the third period to give the Sharks a 3-1 cushion.

NOTES: Red Wings before Mike Modano was a healthy scratch. He has served in every game of the series. ... The Red Wings inserted winger Drew Miller left in the range and do-it-yourself Jiri Hudler. ... Sharks are 7-0 when they lead a 3-1 series. ... Announced attendance was a packed room of 17,562. ... The Sharks fell to 5-1 when they mark all first in the playoffs.

Red Wings rally in 3rd to stay alive vs. sharks

SAN JOSE, California - Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6: 08 remaining and the Red Wings in Detroit had three objectives of the third period to avoid elimination with a 4-3 on the San Jose Sharks victory Sunday night.

Danny Cleary and Jonathan Ericsson scored in the last period to return the series to Detroit for game 6 Tuesday night. After winning the first three games, San Jose is clinging to a 3-2 lead in the series-of-seven.

Couture, Logan, Joe Pavelski and Devin Setoguchi scored to help the Sharks to advance 3-1 early in the third period. Then the Red Wings scored two quick goals before Holmstrom redirect the winner past Antti Niemi.

Niklas Kronwell also scored, and Jimmy Howard made 39 saves for Detroit.

The Red Wings took a huge step towards adding in their history already.

Only three NHL teams have overcome 3-0 deficits to win a series-of-seven.

Philadelphia Flyers 2010, 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 the New York Islanders are the only teams to win a series after losing the first three games. With Chicago won three straight to force a seventh game against Vancouver in the opening round, there are a lot of recent precedent that Detroit can push San José to the brink.

The Red Wings have already overcome a repeat of last season, when they went down to 3-0 for the Sharks - like this year - before be eliminated in game 5 in San Jose.

Step this time round.

Detroit came back with a strong thrust to the ice and sent several shots to Niemi after going two goals down. In a space of 1: 46, the Red Wings received an objective of Ericsson and another of the Cleary on a wraparound shot for the equalizer.

And Nicklas Lidstrom sent a slap shot from the Centre which was deflected on net by Holmstrom, redirected from high plateau to beat Niemi, stun a crowd waving the towel that was ready to toast a berth in the Western Conference for the second season on.

Fans had reason to be optimistic: the sharks had controlled the puck and forced the action from the beginning.

But they do not convert the power of two pieces in the opening period - not even register a shot on the first - and almost fell behind once again, if not for a spectacular backup of their goalkeeper. Niemi has prevented the Red Wings forward first, diving to his left to fly a slap shot by Ericsson with a glove save.

A few minutes later, Joe Thornton won a commitment in the Detroit territory and sent a slap shot by Dan Boyle of just inside the blue line. Boyle shot was redirected by Setoguchi for his fifth goal of the playoffs erect with San Jose 1-0 with 2: 42 left in the period.

The Red Wings managed to kill one another power play in the second to give themselves a chance, only of does not even get off a shot while they had their own advantage. Then Pavelski made pay when he took a pass from Ryane Clowe advance a 2-on-1 break, kicked the puck past Howard to give the Sharks a 2 - 0.

The goal was also Pavelski one-fifth of the playoffs, although he did not much time to celebrate. Kronwell scored 53 seconds later with a wrist that Niemi shot beat high plateau with 3: 35 left in the period pm, a crowd waving the towel was just whip in a frenzy of postings.

Any momentum, the Red Wings had entering the final period ended with a thud.

Dany Heatley has come to a press and point that panels side and shoved a coming pass to sewing, which ended on a large escapement spaces past pads the left leg of Howard 54 seconds into the third period to give the Sharks a 3-1 cushion.

Game notes
Red Wings before Mike Modano was once again a healthy scratch. He has served in every game of the series. ... The Red Wings inserted winger Drew Miller left in the range and do-it-yourself Jiri Hudler. ... Sharks are 7-0 when they lead a 3-1 series. ... Announced attendance was a packed room of 17,562. ... The Sharks fell to 5-1 when they mark all first in the playoffs.

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.

White, Wallin help sharks to open the lead in the series 2-0

SAN JOSE, California - defenders are prominent, high-scoring forwards are working in the defensive zone and Antti Niemi has played in the same way he did when he hit San Jose from play-offs a year ago.

That all added to another win for the Sharks and a 2-0 series lead against the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semi-finals.

Ian White and Niclas Wallin scored their first goals of the playoffs, Niemi has 33 shots and the Sharks set up a complete representation of beat the Red Wings 2-1 Sunday.

Niemi has helped to kill three penalties in the opening half of the first period and have countless big saves in the final two periods of perhaps his best match since helping Chicago playoff sweep San Jose in the Conference finalsa year ago.

"We love him on our side much better," forward Dany Heatley said. "It is a stable guy." He makes saves that he should do so; It is placed. And many of its decisions, should not do. He changes games for us sometimes. ?

White scored on a power play in first period and Wallin extended the lead early in the third period as the Lup sharks together two of their best games back to back to jump on top of the Red Wings for the second consecutive year.

While Detroit could be faulted for a lack of rest to fall into a 3-0 hole, in San Jose, a year after a series of first round in seven games, the Red Wings have rested this year after sweeping Phoenix. But that made no difference against a determined sharks team which has won 10 of 12 games against Detroit.

"We were not good enough," said Detroit coach Mike Babcock. "They have won more battles we did.". In doing so they end up with the puck when we do. They held serve in the House. "We have to lick our wounds on the flight home."

Jimmy Howard was once more strong for the Red Wings, making 35 saves, but had little help from his teammates. The Red Wings hoping to change their fate when the series moves to Detroit for games 3 and 4 from Wednesday evening.

Controlled Sharks into second period and took the power of the dashboard to rare Wallin at the beginning of the third. He skated in the offensive zone and fired a shot that hit off the coast of Howard shoulder and helmet, the reason in the air and the Tomb in the net for a 2-0 lead.

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We were not good enough. They have won more battles that we have. In doing so they end up with the puck when we do. They held serve in the House. We have to lick our wounds on the flight home.

"-Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock"

It was the fourth goal of the Wallin in 83 playoff, but the first in the regulations.

"It's good to score goals," he said. "I am not that kind of guy, but I can draw the puck, too." Just let it go and see what happens. A lucky bounce. ?

Frustration of Detroit quickly materialized as Tomas Holmstrom takes a penalty draft on Jason Demers to cancel a game of power and Niemi kept coming up with big saves. His best moments came when he stopped Nicklas Lidstrom of the point, then Danny Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg on the third at halfway rebounds.

The Red Wings finally pierced with a goal of game power by Zetterberg with 6: 02 remaining. They could not get the equalizer, with the best chance coming when Lidstrom hit the post late in the period.

"We just turn around and go home", said Lidstrom. "It's the way you approach." You can not am sorry for yourself. We have to rebound as a team. It has been two close games, and they break each time. ?

The two come goalkeepers big in a second period that included lots of hard hits, scoring chances and animosity that when Ben Eager in San Jose and Todd Bertuzzi Detroit fell into the bench of the Detroit Red Wings during a melee. The two is almost once again after serving coincidental roughing penalties, but Bertuzzi did not respond when Eager abandoned his gloves. Eager received a sentence of 10-minute misconduct.

Niemi stopped a breakaway helpless by Darren Helm during the early period and made two nice cases against Zetterberg on a game to Detroit shortly after. Niemi also has a tough on Zetterberg judgment, in the last minute playing more like the goalie who helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup last season that the one who shot twice in the first round against Los Angeles this year.

"It is spectacular, said captain Joe Thornton sharks." It is the reason why we are in the playoffs and it feels like every time that it is in the net. It gives us a chance to win. ?

Howard has been even better in the second and should be as sharks controlled the game for much of the period, winning two-thirds of the faceoffs and outshooting Detroit 19-9.

Howard robbed Devin Setoguchi, and Dan Boyle in the period and made a stop diving on Patrick Marleau at the end of a power play. Even when a puck has managed to slip by Howard, the sharks could not mark as striker Pavel Datsyuk cleared a puck loose from the goal line after a great effort by Douglas Murray almost gave a goal.

The room was strong from the outset and has obtained more frantic when the Sharks broke out to a rare advance it playoffs when beaten white Howard with a breath through a screen on a set of power with Justin Abdelkader box for asking.

That came after the Red Wings managed only three shots for six minutes with the man advantage in the first 10: 23 of the game.

"We must find answers," Niklas Kronwall, said the Defender. "We must make adjustments." "I know what is happening with power play".

Game notes
The Red Wings have lost six of their last seven series when behind 2-0, with the only victory coming in the first round against Vancouver in 2002. ... San Jose had allowed nine goals straight first-period tally before White.

Sharks Beat Red Wings 2-1 to take the lead in the series 2-0

Defenders Ian White and Niclas Wallin scored their first goals of the playoffs and Antti Niemi series at 33 shots to help the San Jose Sharks took the direction of the 2 - de le 2-0 0 in their series Conference semi-finals West on the Detroit Red Wings with a 2-1 victorySunday.

White scored on a power play in first period and Wallin extended the lead early in the third period as the Lup sharks together two of their best games back to back to jump on top of the Red Wings for the second consecutive year.

While Detroit could be faulted for a lack of rest to fall into a 3-0 hole, in San Jose, a year after a series of first round in seven games, the Red Wings have rested this year after sweeping Phoenix. But that made no difference against a determined sharks team which has won 10 of 12 games against Detroit.

Jimmy Howard was once more strong in the goals for the Red Wings, making 35 saves, but had little help from his teammates. The Red Wings hoping to change their fate when the series moves to Detroit for games 3 and 4 from Wednesday evening.

Controlled Sharks into second period and took the power of the dashboard to rare Wallin at the beginning of the third. He skated in the offensive zone and fired a shot that hit off the coast of Howard shoulder and helmet, the reason in the air and the Tomb in the net for a 2-0 lead.

Frustration of Detroit quickly materialized as Tomas Holmstrom takes a penalty draft on Jason Demers to cancel a game of power and Niemi kept coming up with big saves. His best moment came when he stopped Nicklas Lidstrom of the point and then Danny Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg on the third at halfway rebounds.

The Red Wings finally pierced with a goal of game power by Zetterberg with 6: 02 remaining. They could not get the equalizer, with the best chance coming when Lidstrom hit the post late in the period.

The two come goalkeepers big in a second period that included lots of hard hits, scoring chances and animosity that when Ben Eager in San Jose and Todd Bertuzzi Detroit fell into the bench of the Detroit Red Wings during a melee. The two is almost once again after serving coincidental roughing penalties, but Bertuzzi did not respond when Eager his gloves and received a sentence of 10-minute misconduct.

Niemi stopped a breakaway helpless by Darren Helm during the early period and made two nice cases against Zetterberg on a game to Detroit shortly after. Niemi also has a tough on Zetterberg judgment, in the last minute playing more like the goalie who helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup last season that the one who shot twice in the first round against Los Angeles this year.

Howard has been even better in the second and should be as sharks controlled the game for much of the period, winning two-thirds of the faceoffs and outshooting Detroit 19-9.

Howard robbed Devin Setoguchi, and Dan Boyle in the period and made a stop diving on Patrick Marleau at the end of a power play. Even when a puck has managed to slip by Howard, the sharks could not mark as striker Pavel Datsyuk cleared a puck loose from the goal line after a great effort by Douglas Murray almost gave a goal.

Howard made five saves more during a whirlwind in the minute of the opening of the third, stopping Marleau on a rush to the odd - man and Boyle on a rebound attempt.

The room was strong from the outset and has obtained more frantic when the Sharks broke out to a rare advance it playoffs when beaten white Howard with a breath through a screen on a set of power with Justin Abdelkader box for asking.

Who was San Jose's first goal, in the first period as Dany Heatley scored on the displacement of the opening of the first round against Los Angeles.

Notes: The Red Wings have lost six of their last seven series when behind 2-0, with the only victory coming in the first round against Vancouver in 2002. ... San Jose had allowed nine goals straight first-period tally before White.

Ferriero's OT winner in the early days of the playoffs throws sharks

SAN JOSE, California - in a series filled with some of the greatest stars of hockey and the most accomplished players, is someone who has spent almost the entire second half of the season in minors who came up with the largest play - the day of his birthday no less.

Little used Benn Ferriero scored 7: 03 in overtime in his debut match on a deflected goal that gave the Sharks in San José, a 2-1 victory on the Red Wings in Detroit Friday night in game 1 of their Western Conference Semifinal series.

"Must always be ready," said Ferriero, who provided the capper perfect of his 24th birthday. "You never know when they will appeal to you." You will practice and do everything you can be ready to play. When your number gets called you must be prepared. ?

Ferriero kick hit off the coast of Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart stick and exceeded Jimmy Howard for the game winner seconds after the Red Wings had killed a penalty four minutes. Stuart violently his stick on the ice at the rejection after the goal, the Red Wings to fall back into their series with the Sharks.

Ferriero has only seven goals in 57 games of the season regular and played only once in the NHL after February 5 this season.

"You never know who will be the hero," said defenceman Dan Boyle sharks. "You never know where it will come." This is just an example of just shooting, just making the net in overtime. You never know what will happen. ?

Joe Pavelski scored the equalizing goal on the game of power in the third period for San Jose. Antti Niemi made 24 saves as the sharks won their fourth hours additional game of this postseason.

In the first period for Detroit, Nicklas Lidstrom scored the day after his 41st birthday. Howard made 44 saves, including three in the Justin Abdelkader double minor for asking, but had little chance on the Ferriero deflected winner game.

"It is very disappointing, especially after the leader for most of the game," Lidstrom said. "" "". We could kill this penalty four minutes in overtime. They kept coming at us; our guy came out of the box, and it is still a rush in our area. This is what happens in the playoffs. You will have these oscillations of momentum. ?

Game 2 is Sunday in San Jose.

After be averted more than two periods by Howard, the Sharks finally pierced in the middle of the third on their third power play out night with Todd Bertuzzi for boarding Pavelski.

Joe Thornton took a big shot from just inside the blue line that Howard has stopped, but Pavelski lays low rebound of flight with his stick and in the net tied with 9: 38 to go with first power play goal from San Jose in four games this postseason.

Pavelski played a major role in the San Jose victory series over Detroit a year ago, scoring four goals in the first two games, including the equalizer tally in the third period of game 2. It was one of two third-period returns in this series for the Sharks, who got him again in the first game this year.

The Red Wings killed an another power play later in the third and withstood a flurry of end of San Jose, with Howard doing a pad difficult to save on a deflection by Dany Heatley to send the game to overtime.

"There were not enough," said Howard. "All that matters is to win." I felt well there and I saw lots of fire. ?

Led by a strong turn by the Couture line, Logan, Ryane Clowe and Heatley, Sharks dominate the room in the first half of the second period, but were unable to score. Howard made a tough on Pavelski judgment and helped kill a power as Detroit maintained the head play despite being outshot 16-2 in the first 10 minutes of the second period.

Detroit allowed two shots the rest of the period and was likely to extend the lead, but a blow rolled along the goal line and away from the net, and arrested Niemi Jiri Hudler shot per minute of closure of the wrist.

It is the third time in five seasons these teams met in the second round, each team has won once.

The Red Wings have been rested, with eight full days off since their sweep of Phoenix in the first round. This is in striking contrast with their one day off the coast of last year after a series of seven games against the Coyotes, who has been a factor in their fall behind 3-0 in the series.

Free time also allowed two of the most powerful players in Detroit to heal the wounds which maintained at least a part of the first round action. Johan Franzen, who led the team with 28 goals during the regular season, has recovered from his injured left ankle that forced to miss game 4 against the Coyotes. Top scorer Henrik Zetterberg is also back after missing the first round with a left knee injury.

There was a feeling process from the start, with both teams apparently mistrustful of a mistake at the beginning. San Jose killed a game of power at the beginning, before the Red Wings from Percé term when Pavel Datsyuk has obtained the puck on the boards and fed Lidstrom in the slot for a slap shot that beat Niemi from glove.

Game notes
The last player to get his first goal in the playoffs in his first playoff game EO Niko Dimitrakos in San Jose, Game 1 of the first round against St. Louis in 2004. ... Detroit Mike Babcock lit 48 coach Friday.