The San Jose Sharks 70s line of Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, and Tyler Toffoli provides everything head coach Ryan Warsofsky and general manager Mike Grier hoped for.

The Sharks led 4-2 midway through the third period before the Red Wings scored off a set play on a faceoff against Celebrini’s line with Toffoli and Eklund. Dylan Larkin controlled the draw against Celebrini inside the Sharks’ zone and quickly got the puck over to Lucas Raymond, who beat Georgiev to cut San Jose’s lead to one at the 9:56 mark.

Now getting to see Raymond through eight games and daily practices, McLellan is understanding how good a player Raymond is, and can be in the future.

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings will try to prolong a seven-game win streak with a victory against the San Jose Sharks. Detroit has a 12-10-2 record in home games and a 20-18-4 record overall. The Red Wings have a 3-6-2 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

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Raymond would ... the one he’s received in San Jose. “Good trade, right? He’s been noticeable when he’s in our lineup, and when he’s not, we miss him,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky ...

While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones. The Lightning and their hulking defenseman will finish a two-game homestand Saturday night against the sizzling Detroit Red Wings in the opener of four matchups between the Atlantic Division foes.

The Detroit Red Wings opened their four-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champs, thanks to three power play goals Thursday.

The Red Wings (21-19-4) bounced back strong from Tuesday’s 6-3 loss to San Jose, which snapped their seven-game winning streak, in the first stop of a challenging four-game trip. Florida (26-17-3) was 12-0-1 in its past 13 games against the Red Wings.

Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic

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