PREVIEW: Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks Thursday, March 26th @ 7:30pm ET

The Detroit Red Wings look to gain some ground in the Atlantic Division against the struggling San Jose Sharks. Ottawa and Boston are fighting over a wild card spot and also look to strip Detroit of its position in the top 3 in the division. Game time is 7:30pm ET.

Courtesy of: Redwings.nhl.com

Last 10 Games

Detroit: 3-6-1, currently in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 39-21-12 overall record.

San Jose:  5-5-0, currently in 12th place in the Western Conference with a 35-30-8 overall record.

VS. This Season

1-0 in favor of Detroit.

VS. Last 5 Years

10-3-0-1 in favor of San Jose.

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Expected Goaltenders

Detroit: Jimmy Howard (21-12-10)

San Jose: Antti Niemi (28-22-7)

Players To Watch

Detroit: Justin Abdelkader (21G, 20A) is on a roll and has 4 points (2G, 2 A) in his last 2 games including the game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues. His physical play and ability to win battles at the net continue to benefit the team.

San Jose: Joe Pavelski has 5 points (3G, 2A) in his last 5 games and is first in scoring for the San Jose Sharks with 66 points (35G, 31A).

Injuries*

Detroit: Johan Franzen (out, concussion)
              Pavel Datsyuk (game-time decision, lower body

              injury)   

              Jonas Gustavsson (out, concussion)
              Erik Cole (out, upper body injury)             

San Jose: Mike Brown (out, leg)

* As of March 26