Old Enemies Meet Again; Sharks vs. Red Wings

The little hot streak was going to be difficult to maintain dragging it all the way across the continent on a West Coast road-trip, but the Wings performed admirably with their 5 points from a possible 6 effort.

Things don't really get any easier back home though, as the Red Wings get straight back into it with the Sharks, one of their two California victims.

There a few minor changes to the teams that met last week, mostly on the Sharks side with some returns from injury.

The Sharks will enjoy the insertion of both Jason Demers and Niclas Wallin back into their blueline, while Antti Niemi will start with Niittymaki his back-up. For Detroit, the only change form their last meeting with San Jose is having Osgood as Howard's backup. Kris Draper was inserted into the line-up two nights ago in L.A., however he'll be a healthy scratch tonight in favor of Patrick Eaves to make the same line-up that beat the Sharks 5-3 in San Jose.