🦈 Away Sharks 16-18-5 before this game
4–1
Final
🐙 Home Red Wings 29-9-4 before this game
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Sharks at Red Wings

Sharks beat Red Wings 4–1 at Little Caesars Arena on January 2, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Jan 2, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
John MacLean
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 18:04 TOI · +3
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Jeff Friesen
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:15 TOI · +3
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Mike Ricci
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:49 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS DET🐙
35 Shots on goal 36
35 Hits 33
9 Blocked shots 3
1 Takeaways 2
3 Giveaways 7
4 Penalty minutes 4
SJS shooting 11.4% (4/35) DET shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Chris Osgood
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 16-19-5 (40% win rate, 40 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 29-9-4 (69% win rate, 42 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 16-19-5 (40% win rate, 40 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 29-9-4 (69% win rate, 42 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Friesen · Ricci · MacLean 18:04
L2 Craven · Matteau · Nolan 15:37
L3 Nicholls · Marleau · Granato 15:07
L4 Lowry · Sturm · Sutter 10:54
D1 Houlder · Zyuzin 24:03
D2 Ragnarsson · Rathje 19:15
D3 Gill · McSorley 16:42
🐙Red Wings
L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · McCarty 19:31
L2 Gilchrist · Larionov · Brown 17:37
L3 Kozlov · Maltby · Lapointe 15:33
L4 Holmstrom · Kocur · Dandenault 7:51
D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 27:04
D2 Eriksson · Fetisov 20:46
D3 Rouse · Pushor 11:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 16, 1997
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
1–5 · Sharks won
Oct 29, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
3–4 · Red Wings won
Mar 15, 1997
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
7–4 · Red Wings won
Feb 12, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
1–7 · Red Wings won
Nov 21, 1996
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
6–1 · Red Wings won

❓ SJS vs DET, answered

Who won Sharks vs Red Wings on January 2, 1998?

Sharks won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sharks 4, Red Wings 1.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Red Wings season series?

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 30
🦈SJS @ 🐆FLA
2–2 · SJS won
Next game · Jan 3
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
0–3 · BOS won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 31
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
2–5 · DET won
Next game · Jan 4
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Also on January 2, 1998
🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
2–2 final
🏝️NYI @ ⭐DAL
1–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM
5–3 final
Sharks season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule