Sturm scored a shorthanded goal and added two hits in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.

That ended the Red Wings' seven-game winning streak that began Dec. 29, halting the progress the Wings (20-19-4) had made in climbing closer to the Eastern Conference playoff pict

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.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night San Jose Sharks 6, Detroit Red Wings 3 Sharks 6, Red Wings 3 – Eklund posts 3-point game as Sharks beat Red Wings 6-3 and end 7 game win streak

William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his NHL career, but he’s becoming a winning player for the San Jose Sharks.

Every time the Detroit Red Wings edged closer ... but just before entering Detroit's zone he dropped back and made a pass to Nico Sturm, who caught the puck on the rush and went up the left ...

It wasn't going to last forever, this Red Wings' win streak, but it's still surprising it ended Tuesday the way it did.

Nico Sturm scored a short-handed goal, and Jan Rutta, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro added goals for San Jose, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookie Macklin Celebrini had two assists as the Sharks won for just the fourth time in 18 games. Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves.

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.

DETROIT – Taking a loss for the first time in more than two weeks, the Detroit Red Wings saw their season-high seven-game winning streak come to a halt with a 6-3 setback to the San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night.

Many of the Wings' recent first-round draft picks have been contributing heavily during the team's 8-2-0 run since coach Todd McLellan took over.