Detroit at San Jose

Detroit is simply not a team to back on the road. They lost two of three on the road in round one of the playoffs and they lost on Monday here in San Jose. On the season now they are a very mediocre 22-23 away from home. They are scoring just 2.4 goals per game in the playoffs. San Jose was 28-16 at home this season and they are playing defense as well as Detroit right now. They are a team that performs up to their competition and they do very well vs. high-quality opponents. They need to win here to hold on to the lead they gained by winning in Detroit. They know Detroit is tough at home and don't want to go back there tied 2-2. We look for San Jose to manage more goals than Detroit in what should be a defensive battle