Detroit Red Wings have a pair of huge games against Atlantic Division opponents up first on the four-game road trip.

The San Jose Sharks enjoyed a rare offensive outburst ... period goals to help lead the Sharks to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena to open a five-game road trip.

DETROIT – Todd McLellan didn’t blame one or two players for the Detroit Red Wings’ 6-3 loss Tuesday to the San Jose Sharks. Their worst performance in more than two weeks and first defeat in eight games was on the whole team, for the most part.

William Eklund, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli, and Mario Ferraro all scored third-period goals to help lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday to open a five-game road trip.

DETROIT -- William Eklund and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and two assists for the San Jose Sharks, who scored four times in the third period and ended the Detroit Red Wings’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks returned defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL on Monday morning before leaving for a five-game road trip.

The Red Wings (20-19-4) had their seven-game winning streak snapped, one win short of equaling the longest in the league this season. San Jose is 14-26-6.

Detroit's seven-game win streak is history after a cavalier performance ends in a 6–3 loss to the San Jose Sharks

Todd McLellan didn't cushion his opinion after watching the Detroit Red Wings lose for the first time in eight games. The Wings (20-19-4) head on their first extended road trip under McLellan tarnished by a 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks that basically reinforced McLellan's concerns from the previous game.

The Detroit Red Wings opened their four-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champs, thanks to three power play goals Thursday.

Like several other pending unrestricted free agents around the NHL, San Jose Sharks center Nico Sturm figures he’ll be moved to another team before the NHL trade deadline in March if he doesn’t receive a contract extension offer.