San Jose Sharks left wing Igor Chernyshov (92) prepares to make a pass in front of the Detroit Red Wings right wing Michael Bransegg-Nygard (28) in the first period at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit on Sat Oct 17, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Mary Walsh
The San Jose Sharks lost 4-3 to the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout on Saturday. Justin Faulk, Emmitt Finnie and Alex DeBrincat scored for Detroit. Lucas Raymond scored the shootout winner. John Gibson made 32 saves for the win. Dmitry Orlov, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored for San Jose. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves in the loss.
This was the second time in two games that the Sharks gave up late leads. After the game, Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg said: “We gotta play a little bit smarter. Obviously, again we had opportunities to finish this game and go away with those two points but… small details.”
Justin Faulk gave Detroit a lead 12:47 into the game with a snap shot on the power play. Mason Marchment was in the box for interference on Andreas Englund. Faulk took the shot from the middle of the blue line off a pass from Emmitt Finnie. An assist also went to Michael Rasmussen.
Dmitry Orlov tied the game at 17:59 with a slap shot on the power play. During that power play, Ben Chiarot was in the box for holding the stick. Barclay Goodrow and Keegan Kolesar were also in the box for fighting. Orlov also took his shot from just below the blue line, right down the middle. Assists went to Ivar Stenberg and Macklin Celebrini.
The Sharks took just one minor penalty in the first. The Red Wings took two. The shots were 14-5 San Jose.
Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks a lead at 4:55 of the second period. Celebrini took the shot from high in the slot, off of a pass from Will Smith. Michael Kesselring also got an assist.
That was the only goal of the period. There were plenty of penalties called in the second: two for each team, with three seconds of a two-man advantage for Detroit. The shot count favored Detroit 10-8.
Ivar Stenberg made it 3-1 with a power play goal at 2:48 of the third. Andreas Engkund was in the box for tripping Marchment at 1:46. Stenberg had been hovering around the Detroit net early in his shift. He went for a little skate but the cut back down through the slot and caught a centering pass from Alexander Wennberg. Macklin Celebrini also got an assist.
Emmitt Finnie trimmed the Sharks lead at 5:00 of the third. He tipped in a shot from Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. Moritz Seider also got an assist.
With about two minutes left, the Red Wings pulled their goaltender. With the extra skater, Alex DeBrincat tied the game with 1:33 left. The puck pinballed around but the assists went to Viktor Arvidsson and Seider.
The third period only saw two penalties called, one to each team. The shots were 11-8 Detroit.
Macklin Celebrini drew a holding penalty midway through overtime but the Red Wings hung on. The shots in overtime were 5-1 Sharks.
Alex DeBrincat, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Lucas Raymond shot for Detroit. Raymond scored the only shootout goal. Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg shot for San Jose.
On the injury front, defenseman Darnell Nurse was back in the lineup after missing the prior game.
The Sharks next play on Monday at 4:30 PM PT in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.
