DETROIT (AP) – Dominik Hasek gave up early goals in each of the first two periods of a rusty return and the San Jose Sharks beat the slumping Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Friday night.

Joe Pavelski scored on the first shot of the game, and Devin Setoguchi had a goal 52 seconds into the second period. The rookie scored again midway through the third.

Henrik Zetterberg had his 36th goal and Mikael Samuelsson scored to pull the Red Wings within a goal with 7-plus minutes left, but they couldn’t tie the game.

Evgeni Nabokov made 20 saves, helping San Jose win a fourth straight game on its eight-game road trip.

Hasek, who had been out for nearly three weeks because of a hip injury, stopped 19 shots and was unable to help the NHL-leading Red Wings break out of their funk.

Detroit has won only one of its last 11 games, slashing into its massive lead in the standings.

Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall played for the first time in a month, returning from a clavicle injury. He set up Zetterberg’s power-play goal with a slap pass in the second period.

Setoguchi, recalled Thursday from the minors, deflected a shot off the net over the glass behind Hasek and scored a key goal the Red Wings disputed in vain.

Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart, acquired from Los Angeles just before Tuesday’s trading deadline, made his debut and provided the hard-hitting presence the Red Wings’ depleted blue line needs.

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