The difference in the 1st period was the power play. Detroit 0/1, San Jose 1/2. Sharks up 1-0 after 20 minutes.
The 2nd period belonged to Alex Nedeljkovic who made 14 saves, many of them from in close. The Wings score late in the period on a 5 on 3 to even the score 1-1.
The Wings scored early in the 3rd but the Sharks scored 90 seconds later to tie the game 2-2. No more scoring in the 3rd so off to OT.
Sharks scored in OT on a scrambly type of play in the crease.