Live blog: Red Wings fall short in Game 7

BY ANTHONY FENECH FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER

Free Press special writer Anthony Fenech is live-blogging Game 7 of the Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks series tonight. (George Sipple originally was going to blog, but he had to work on some other stories instead.) Anthony couldn't make it to San Jose, so he'll be bringing you his thoughts off of Versus' telecast.

Feel free to discuss the game with Anthony in the chat below. For those of you on our mobile site, we will post periodic game updates below the chat. Enjoy this improbable Game 7, everyone!

Third period

19:00: Couture hits the post. Red light comes on briefly.

12:50: Kronwall can't handle puck from point-blank range.

11:13: Kronwall picks up slashing penalty while Red Wings were on power play.

7:47: Patrick Marleau slams home a rebound, Red Wings trail, 3-1.

6:01: Pavel Datsyuk scores on backhander. Red Wings down a goal again.

1:22: Red Wings call time-out.
Second period

20:00: Todd Bertuzzi will miss rest of game with upper-body injury.

13:43: Niklas Kronwall set up nicely in the slot but Antti Niemi makes save.

11:45: Danny Cleary from point-blank range... No. Niemi with the save.

7:39: Wings, shorthanded, with 2-on-1. Helm shoots, but it's deflected before Eaves falls into net, stopping play.

6:50: Zetterberg finishes 3-on-2 with goal. Wings trail, 2-1.

5:32: Cleary and Hudler collide. Cleary shaken up on the ice.
First period

15:00: Datsyuk with a backhand to the net, draws a rebound, Wings can't do anything with it.

12:15: Big chance by the Sharks from Howard's left. Wide.

10:58: Clowe was free to the right of Howard, wrist shot hit him high, he corralled the rebound and froze it.

8:52: Jonathan Ericsson called for game's first penalty (holding).

7:40: Devin Setoguchi scores on power play, Sharks lead, 1-0.

5:51: Jimmy Howard stones Dany Heatley on shorthanded 2-on-1.

059: Zetterberg giveaway leads to Logan Couture goal. 2-0 Sharks.