NHL PLAYOFFS : Red Wings Drive Hook Deeper Into Sharks
The Detroit Red Wings continued their thrashing of the Sharks in San Jose on Thursday.
Vyacheslav Kozlov scored twice in Detroit’s 6-2 victory that gave the Red Wings a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
Rendered to the archives was the Sharks’ victory over Detroit in last season’s playoffs, except in the Red Wings’ minds.
They have outscored San Jose, 18-4, and on Thursday night outshot the Sharks, 36-12.
The Sharks had only one shot to show for six power plays.
The Red Wings, who also got goals from Ray Sheppard, Sergei Fedorov, Dino Ciccarelli and Darren McCarty, have outshot the Sharks, 115-44, in the series.
Chicago 3, Vancouver 2--Chris Chelios scored 6:22 into overtime at Vancouver, giving the Blackhawks a 3-0 series lead.
Chicago’s Murray Craven had scored with 45 seconds to play in regulation to forge a 2-2 tie. He worked his way around goaltender Kirk McLean on a two-on-one rush.
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