Dylan Larkin broke a tie early in the third period, Alex DeBrincat and J.T. Compher also scored, and James van Riemsdyk had two assists for the Red Wings (29-16-4), who won for the fifth time in six games. John Gibson made 20 saves in winning his fifth straight start.
Will Smith scored in his return to the lineup after missing 13 games with an upper-body injury for the Sharks (24-20-3), who had won four of five and seven of nine. Collin Graf also scored, and Yaroslav Askarov made 21 saves.
DeBrincat gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 6:18 of the first period, taking a cross-ice pass from Raymond and beating Askarov on the glove side with a one-timer from the left face-off circle. DeBrincat and Raymond each got his 50th point of the season on the play.
Smith tied it 1-1 at 9:54. Macklin Celebrini’s shot hit Gibson on the shoulder, and the puck bounced over the goalie and trickled toward the line. Smith was the first to react, lunging to put the puck in while sliding into the net.
Smith nearly got a second goal later in the period, but Gibson stopped him on a breakaway at 12:59.
The Sharks took a 2-1 lead at 1:58 of the second period. Nick Leddy backhanded a pass toward the front of the crease, and Graf tipped it past Gibson.
Detroit pulled even at 2-2 when Compher put in Kasper’s pass on the rush at 6:55.
Larkin put the Red Wings up 3-2 at 4:41 of the third, jamming the puck in at the left post as Askarov tried to cover it.
Kasper then scored into an empty net at 18:28 to make it a 4-2 final.
