San Jose Sharks vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Friday, January 16, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
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Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Sharks 25-22.
Goals came from Alex DeBrincat, Will Smith, Collin Graf, J.T. Compher, Dylan Larkin and Marco Kasper.
John Gibson made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Yaroslav Askarov stopped 21 of 24.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex DeBrincat (25)Lucas Raymond (36), James van Riemsdyk (8)0–106:18 DET · PPG
Will Smith (13)Macklin Celebrini (48), John Klingberg (8)1–109:54 SJS
2nd period
Collin Graf (14)Nick Leddy (4), Sam Dickinson (5)2–101:58 SJS
J.T. Compher (6)Marco Kasper (4)2–206:55 DET
3rd period
Dylan Larkin (24)Lucas Raymond (37), James van Riemsdyk (9)Klingberg 1:07 into shift2–304:41 DET
Marco Kasper (4)Lucas Raymond (38)2–418:28 DET · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–3 · 3rd 4:41 · Larkin. Klingberg was 1:07 into his shift when it went in.
0–1 DET
1st 6:18 · PP · DeBrincat
Goodrow 0:40
1–1 SJS
1st 9:54 · Smith
Seider 0:50
2–1 SJS
2nd 1:58 · Graf
Sandin-Pellikka 0:41
2–2 DET
2nd 6:55 · Compher
Chernyshov 0:43
2–3 DET
3rd 4:41 · Larkin
Long shift: Klingberg 1:07
2–4 DET
3rd 18:28 · EN · Kasper
Klingberg 1:06
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 05:44
Mario Ferraro · high sticking2 min - 2nd 18:20Sam Dickinson · hooking2 min
- 3rd 11:34
Michael Rasmussen · high sticking2 min
Season series
San Jose Sharks
| 2Will SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 21:10 |
| 51Collin GrafR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:15 |
| 71Macklin CelebriniC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 21:14 |
| 3John KlingbergD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 20:12 |
| 4Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:27 |
| 6Sam DickinsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:42 |
| 21Alexander WennbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:00 |
| 23Barclay GoodrowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 |
| 63Zack OstapchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:09 |
| 72William EklundL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:51 |
| 73Tyler ToffoliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:00 |
| 77Michael MisaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 |
| 81Adam GaudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:11 |
| 84Pavol RegendaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:01 |
| 92Igor ChernyshovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:42 |
| 37Timothy LiljegrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:15 |
| 38Mario FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Yaroslav AskarovG | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 57:46 |
| 33Alex NedeljkovicG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 23Lucas RaymondL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 16:53 |
| 21James van RiemsdykL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:49 |
| 92Marco KasperC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 14:33 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 13:39 |
| 71Dylan LarkinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 17:46 |
| 93Alex DeBrincatR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 18:46 |
| 18Andrew CoppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:57 |
| 22Mason AppletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 |
| 27Michael RasmussenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 |
| 58Emmitt FinnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:17 |
| 85Elmer SoderblomL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 |
| 88Patrick KaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:53 |
| 8Ben ChiarotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 |
| 20Albert JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:19 |
| 25Jacob Bernard-DockerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:41 |
| 44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:01 |
| 53Moritz SeiderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 26:41 |
| 77Simon EdvinssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36John GibsonG | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 |
| 39Cam TalbotG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |