SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Brendan Shanahan scored two goals late in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the San Jose Sharks, 7-6, at HP Pavilion.
Mathieu Schneider recorded his first career hat trick and Robert Lang recorded five assists for Detroit, which has won two of its last three games after a four-game skid. Jason Williams had a goal and an assist and Chris Osgood made 27 saves for the Red Wings.
Alyn McCauley had a goal and two assists and Scott Thornton tallied a score and a helper for San Jose, which has lost nine in a row. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 23 shots for the Sharks.
Trailing 6-5 with less than five minutes to play, Shanahan beat Nabokov stick side with a slap shot from the right circle for a power-play tally to tie the game. He netted the game-winner with three minutes left in the contest after he poked a rebound out of mid-air with the shaft of his stick past Nabokov for the 7-6 win.
