SAN JOSE -- On Thursday night at SAP Center, the Red Wings played one of those proverbial perfect road games. They kept most of the Sharks’ shots to the outside, killed off all three of San Jose’s power plays, and relied on goaltender Petr Mrazek to make some timely and spectacular saves.
For the Sharks, it was just another in a long line of disappointments at home.
Justin Abdelkader’s goal with under seven minutes remaining was the difference in a 2-1 Detroit win at San Jose, which fell to 1-3 on a five-game homestand and is a wretched 5-12-0 at SAP Center this season.