It's Hockey Day in America, so where better to spend the day than in HockeyTown? And it was a great day of hockey for everyone except for San Jose Shark fans... So everyone because we all know there aren't any real Shark fans, just the obnoxious fake ones that pretend like they know hockey.
But anywho, The Sharks came to HockeyTown with the hopes of ending the Red Wings 22 game home winning streak, and I'd be lying if I didn't say I was at least a little worried that they'd beat us. San Jose had won the previous five regular season meetings against Detroit.
Something had to give, and it wasn't Detroit. Detroit did what it needed to do by jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first period on a Zetterberg backhander. Drew Miller would add to the lead in the second period.
Sharks would "answer" and cut the lead in half. By answer I mean they scored an absolute fluke of a goal, typical Sharks fashion.
But the Red Wings bounced back when Darren Helm found the back of the net in the third period, to give the Wings back that two goal cushion; a cushion they needed as Marleau netted the second Shark goal later in the third.
But this win would not have happened if it weren't for the play of Joey MacDonald. He has been amazing filling for the injured Howard and incapable Conklin. Without his play, the streak doesn't even get to 20. As good as he's been during the streak, today was his best effort. He made a plethora of key saves, especially in that second period when the Wings got out shot 19-8. Without his efforts, it would have been an easy loss.
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