DETROIT — Patrick Marleau scored 7:07 into overtime, lifting the Sharks to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday night and a 3-0 lead in the second-round series.
The Red Wings led 3-1 with 13 minutes left in regulation.
“It’s a tough pill to swallow,” Detroit coach Mike Babcock said.
Joe Thornton scored 6:42 into the third to pull San Jose within a goal, and Logan Couture tied it with 6:43 left.
Couture sent the puck toward the net from the right corner, and goalie Jimmy Howard didn’t press his body firmly against the post. That allowed the tying goal to go off him and into the net.
Tomas Holmstrom and Dan Cleary gave Detroit a 2-0 lead in the first. San Jose’s Devin Setoguchi scored with four seconds left in the period, but Henrik Zetterberg restored Detroit’s two-goal lead early in the second.
The Red Wings would’ve had a bigger lead in the third period if not for a disallowed goal in the first. Zetterberg had a goal negated by video review because the puck went in off his left skate in a distinct kicking motion. Zetterberg was also stopped by Evgeni Nabokov on a penalty shot — awarded in the first when Couture made a rookie mistake of covering the puck in the crease with his glove.
Penguins 2, Canadiens 0
MONTREAL — Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 1:16 into the third period, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves for his fourth NHL playoff shutout as Pittsburgh took a 2-1 lead in the series.
Malkin took Sergei Gonchar’s pass and fired a one-timer from the right side past Jaroslav Halak to give the Penguins a 1-0 edge.
Pascal Dupuis scored into an empty net with 15 seconds left to seal the victory.
The Associated Press
