Detroit’s Jimmy Howard Kept Red Wings In Game Five As Best He Could
The Detroit Red Wings will be sitting out of the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in two years due to their loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. They do have some hope for the future with the solid play of Jimmy Howard in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Our Red Wings site, Winging It In Motown, feels that Howard was the reason that the Red Wings were apart of Game Five at all:
The Red Wings will start evaluating their season and have to make some changes in the offseason with decisions by Nicklas Lidstrom on whether he will play and whether the organization will keep Todd Bertuzzi. The one thing the Red Wings won’t have to worry about who will be between the pipes next season.
Read Article >Sharks 2-1 Victory Propels Them To Semifinal Series Win
For more information on this game, please visit our Sharks site, Fear The Fin, and our Wings site, Winging It In Motown.
San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - San Jose is heading back to the Western Conference finals for the first time in six years after Patrick Marleau scored the game-winning goal seven minutes into the third period, giving the Sharks a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of their conference semifinal series at the Shark Tank.
Read Article >Sharks Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov Needs To Bounce Back From Game Four Loss
The San Jose Sharks were served their first piece of humble pie in their series against the Red Wings during Game Four. Giving up five goals in the first period on their way to a 7-1 loss at the Joe Louis Arena during what was the first elimination game was an eye opener for the Sharks and goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
Nabokov is the key player for the Sharks in Saturday night’s Game Five. If he bounces back and plays a good game, his performance in Game Four will be quickly forgotten. If not, the stigma of the Sharks being a team that ultimately chokes in the playoffs starts to creep back on this team. From the San Jose Mercury News:
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