Detroit Red Wings vs San Jose Sharks Live Streaming

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8:00 pm EDT Sun May 2, 2010

The San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings should be closer to full strength for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series. The Sharks are expecting their leading goal-scorer from the regular season back after Patrick Marleau missed Game 1 with an illness. The Red Wings feel much more rested after playing the series opener less than 48 hours after knocking off Phoenix in Game 7 of the first round. Those two factors should lead to a different dynamic for Game 2 on Sunday night when the Sharks try to take a 2-0 series lead. The Red Wings didn’t practice Friday to try to get some rest. Coach Mike Babcock said he would have preferred that extra day off before the series started, but that didn’t happen because the Shark Tank was unavailable Friday and Saturday for an Eagles concert.

While the timing of the day off wasn’t ideal, it was extremely beneficial to a Red Wings team that had played eight games in 16 days while crisscrossing the country five times. Even though they were somewhat drained in the opener, they managed to fight back from an early 3-0 deficit before losing 4-3. They failed to convert on five power-play chances and gave up the fourth goal on a questionable power-play chance and still had an opportunity to tie the game late. The extra day off also gave Marleau more time to recover from the illness that has sidelined him the past few days. He was unable to keep any food down Wednesday night and missed the morning skate that day. He took an IV when he came to the rink Thursday night and skated before the game to see how he felt. After meeting with the training staff, it was a joint decision that Marleau would be unable to play. He watched the start of the game from the rink before heading home. He didn’t practice Friday but returned to the ice Saturday and is expected to play Game 2.