There's always a buzz in San Jose when the Sharks are in town, but when the winged wheel comes visiting, emotions and expectations run just a bit higher. Tonight the Sharks and Red Wings met for the fourth and final time this season, setting the tone for a possible precursor of a heated playoff battle.
The Sharks skated well and played what possibly could have been their best positional hockey of the season to take their eighth consecutive victory of the year, a season high.
San Jose is hosting their longest home stand this season in the month March. After just slipping by with a much-needed two points against the Avalanche on Tuesday, the Sharks found themselves on a seven-game winning streak, their longest of the season.
With a home record of 18-10-3 and a 8-2-0 record in their last ten games they looked to close the season series against the Red Wings, who were playing their third game in four nights, with a victory. Sharks goalie Antti Niemi has been on a tear as of late with 20 straight starts and wins in 18 of them.
Even with Niemi's stellar play, the star of the night was Sharks forward Dany Heatley, who netted two goals (21,22) in ...
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