(AP) --
DETROIT (AP) - Ty Conklin made 24 saves for his sixth NHL
shutout and Pavel Datsyuk had two goals and two assists to lift the
Detroit Red Wings to a 6-0 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday
night.
San Jose has the NHL's best record (25-4-3), but the Sharks lost
for the second straight night. They fell at Columbus 2-1 in
overtime on Wednesday. The defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings
have the second-best record in the Western Conference (21-6-4).
Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings and
Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula and Brad Stuart also scored. Brett
Lebda added two assists in Conklin's second shutout of the season.
Evgeni Nabokov stopped 22 shots for San Jose.
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