The Detroit Redwings Look To Defend Home Ice against the San Jose Sharks

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The Detroit Redwings Look To Defend Home Ice against the San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks won the first two games of the series against the Detroit Redwings and will try to win on the road.

San Jose got goals from two unlikely contributors to the offense -- defensemen Ian White and Niclas Wallin -- and relied on strong penalty killing and the clutch goaltending from Antti Niemi to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series against Detroit.

White scored his first goal of the postseason on the power play at 4:54 of the opening period. The Sharks pushed hard in the second period, but weren't rewarded until Wallin scored 99 seconds into the final period.

Detroit finally struck on its sixth power play at 13:58, but Niemi clamped down to stymie the visitors the rest of the way. Niemi finished with 33 saves while Ryane Clowe contributed assists on each goal.

San Jose has won each of the first two games of its Western Conference semifinal series against Detroit by one goal. The Sharks beat the Red Wings four times in five tries last postseason, and each time it was by a one-goal margin.

What San Jose can glean from its recent postseason success against Detroit is the fact the Sharks can beat the Red Wings. They have found a way to play with poise and confidence in close games against Detroit, but if they let their foot off the gas at all, their conference rivals are ready to pounce.

That is what the Sharks need to keep in mind as they venture into Joe Louis Arena for Games 3 and 4 on May 4 and 6. The Redwings defend home ice and get back into this series.

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