Detroit Red Wings vs San Jose Sharks
8:00 PM ET, May 8, 2011
HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
The fact that the Detroit Red Wings are still skating in San Jose offers a small glimmer of hope maybe they can add a little more drama to the franchise's storied history.
At this point, they'll take anything they can get.
The Red Wings flew overnight to California after Game 4, landed in the wee hours Saturday morning and were back practicing before noon despite little sleep -- and with worn-down bodies that were covered in bandages, with ice packs and massages in high demand in an already cramped locker room.
"Hey, we're not dead," Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi said.
There's no time to rest, either.
Only three NHL teams have overcome 3-0 deficits to win a best-of-seven series. After avoiding the embarrassment of being swept on home ice, Detroit will have to do something it failed to do last postseason to stay alive: win Game 5 at San Jose on Sunday night.
"This is the big one," Red Wings forward Kris Draper said. "I think Game 5 is huge. We're coming into their building, they obviously want to end the series. And we're going to do everything we can possibly do to force a Game 6, and then anything can happen. That's really what it comes down to."
At this point, they'll take anything they can get.
The Red Wings flew overnight to California after Game 4, landed in the wee hours Saturday morning and were back practicing before noon despite little sleep -- and with worn-down bodies that were covered in bandages, with ice packs and massages in high demand in an already cramped locker room.
"Hey, we're not dead," Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi said.
There's no time to rest, either.
Only three NHL teams have overcome 3-0 deficits to win a best-of-seven series. After avoiding the embarrassment of being swept on home ice, Detroit will have to do something it failed to do last postseason to stay alive: win Game 5 at San Jose on Sunday night.
"This is the big one," Red Wings forward Kris Draper said. "I think Game 5 is huge. We're coming into their building, they obviously want to end the series. And we're going to do everything we can possibly do to force a Game 6, and then anything can happen. That's really what it comes down to."
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