Wings clip Sharks

It was a lot closer in score than this one should have been, the Wings outplayed and out hustled the Sharks in front of a sold out arena, beating them 2-0.  San Jose never really got anything started, getting outshot 32-20 and taking a resounding 9 penalties against in comparison to 0 by the Red Wings.

 

Mike Vernon was once again the best player wearing a Shark uniform, having made a few highlight reel saves.  Without him between the pipes the score would have been a lot worse.  Vernon made 30 saves encountering his 7th loss of the season but has shown he is the best option for this team going forward in net.

 

There was one fight in this game and it wasn’t Domi who dropped them, rather a member of the “Hansen line” Rich Sutter who dropped them midway through the 3rd with Wings Tony Granato and the two had a spirited affair that ended pretty much even.

 

With this team still not playing decent hockey, one wonders if this GM will make wholesale changes or stick with a plan, something he hasn’t done yet.