The Detroit Red Wings dug themselves out of a 3-1 hole Saturday night and still walked away with two points, rallying past the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a shootout at Little Caesars Arena.
Emmitt Finnie and Alex DeBrincat sparked the comeback with third-period goals, and Lucas Raymond provided the lone goal in the shootout to seal it. The win lifted Detroit to 3-3-2 in the early stages of the 2026-27 season.
Detroit got on the board first when defenseman Justin Faulk scored from the point on the power play, beating former Red Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic. San Jose answered later in the opening period with a power-play marker of its own, coming from defenseman Dmitry Orlov.
The Sharks pushed ahead in the second period when captain Macklin Celebrini finished a three-way passing sequence with a one-timer over John Gibson’s glove after a turnover by William Wallinder. San Jose then made it 3-1 early in the third period with its second power-play goal of the night.
Detroit’s response started soon after. Michael Brandsegg-Nygård set up Finnie with a shot-pass to the side of the net, and Finnie converted for his third goal of the season.
With Gibson pulled, DeBrincat came through again for Detroit, lifting a loose puck over Nedeljkovic from the same area Finnie had scored. It was DeBrincat’s fifth goal of the season and tied the game at 3-3.
Neither team scored in overtime, though Detroit killed off a Sharks power play before the shootout. In the skills competition, Raymond scored for the Red Wings, while DeBrincat and Brandsegg-Nygård were stopped by Nedeljkovic. Gibson held firm on the other end, turning aside all three San Jose shooters - Will Smith, Celebrini, and Stenberg.
Gibson finished with 31 saves, highlighted by a sprawling two-pad stack on Celebrini late in the first period. Nedeljkovic stopped 24 shots.
Detroit now heads out for a four-game Western road swing after playing seven of its first eight games at home. The trip begins Tuesday night in Seattle against the Kraken, with the Red Wings looking to avenge their 6-3 loss to Seattle on Oct. 9.
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