Sturm (lower body) will be a game-time decision versus Minnesota on Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Sturm has missed the last three games with the injury.

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks rookie forward Will Smith saw what his good friend and former Boston College teammate Cutter Gauthier experienced over the weekend – with boos and vulgar chants directed his way — when the Anaheim Ducks faced the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

San Jose Sharks visit Little Caesars Palace to take on the Detroit Red Wings. Jan Rutta and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored, and the Sharks won 6-3.

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San Jose Sharks snap Red Wings' seven-game win streak with a 6-3 victory, fueled by solid defense and special-teams play

Macklin Celebrini is going to be, simply, the best. That’s what Corey Pronman of the Athletic currently projects, of all NHL-affiliated players and prospects under 23. “This is a ranking meant to show who I think will have the best pro careers,

DETROIT -- William Eklund and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and two assists for the San Jose Sharks, who scored four times in the third period and ended the Detroit Red Wings’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his career, but he’s becoming a winning player. The offense is obvious: The San Jose Sharks winger put up three points in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, highlighted by this brilliant pass to Nico Sturm.

Detroit's 6-3 loss to San Jose snapped a seven-game winning streak and marked the end of its honeymoon period with new coach Todd McLellan.

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.

The Detroit Red Wings welcomed the San Jose Sharks for an early-week matchup in Detroit. The two teams were on opposite ends of streaks entering the game, with the Red Wings riding a seven-game win streak while the Sharks entered on a three-game skid.

San Jose Sharks visit Little Caesars Palace to take on the Detroit Red Wings. Jan Rutta and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored, and the Sharks won 6-3.