A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games). The Wings did score once, with Lucas Raymond scoring his 19th goal, but the Wings couldn't match the two or three power-play goals they had scored six of the last 11 games.

Rutta's first-period goal gives Sharks early lead over Red Wings Sharks defenseman Jan Rutta's second goal of the 2024-25 NHL season gives San Jose an early lead over the Detroit