With 33 games under their belts, you’d be hard pressed to find more statistically similar teams than the Detroit Red Wings (15-15-3, fifth Atlantic Division) and San Jose Sharks (17-15-1, sixth Pacific Division) this season. While the Sharks boast a slightly better record, larger parity in the Atlantic allow for the Red Wings to flirt with a Wild Card position with a bit more ease. The Pacific is fighting back from their reputation as the worst division in hockey and the Sharks have cooled off at the wrong time.
Unsurprisingly, the Red Wings can relate.