Shark Attack: San Jose Rallies To Tie Game Late, Takes 3-0 Series Lead With OT Win

Derek Zona of The Copper & Blue is tracking scoring chances for the Sharks - Wings series and even though the Shraks won, Zona says it was all about Henrik Zetterberg:

Zetterberg was everywhere early and on every line late. Zetterberg led all forwards with over twenty-two minutes of even strength time, two-and-half minutes more than any other forward. He was the only forward for either team to who was on the ice with and against every other player in the game. If last night’s game was The Matrix, Zetterberg had the unfair advantage of seeing the code when no one else could. For the first time this series the Wings had the home change and Mike Babcock took advantage of it to match Zetterberg against Joe Thornton and his linemates. Zetterberg came out ahead. Way ahead.

The Sharks now hold a commanding 3-0 series lead and will attempt to clinch this seven-game set when Game 4 returns here on Thursday night.

The Red Wings, who won the Stanley Cup two years ago before losing in the final round to Pittsburgh in 2009, last won a series when trailing 2-0 against Vancouver in the first round of the 2002 playoffs. Detroit has a 5-15 all-time series record when losing Games 1 and 2.

San Jose, which is trying to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2004, recorded a 24-14-3 road record in 2009-10 and was 2-1 as the visiting club in the conference quarters against Colorado.