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DETROIT -- Jimmy Howard and Gustav Nyquist may be rebounding after each disappointed in 2015-16.Howard made 30 saves and Nyquist scored twice, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Saturday night.Howard lost the No. 1 goaltender job to Petr Mrazek last season, and Nyquist slumped to 17 goals after combining for 55 the previous two seasons.I feel like its coming there, Howard said of his game. The little things weve been working on. Little bit more patience.Howard was spectacular in a 2-1 road win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, and Nyquist has three goals in his last two games.Its always nice to score goals and its nice to see the team play the way we did on a back-to-back, he said. I thought we came out and skated really hard and seemed to have a lot of energy. That was good to see.The Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night.Andreas Athanasiou also scored for Detroit, which won its fourth straight after losing its first two games of the season.Our play. I thought we were on our game pretty good, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The back-to-back when you dont travel, I dont think is as big a deal, but I just thought we did a real good job of getting back above the puck, creating turnovers. I thought we played real fast, I thought we attacked up the ice fast so our speed looked good.San Jose goalie Martin Jones stopped 29 shots. The defending Western Conference champions have lost three of four.We just arent dedicated to defense the way we were last year, Logan Couture said. Were not playing well, and were lucky to be 3-3-0 at this point. We just have to play better. Thats all it is.Howard got his 23rd career shutout and his first this season.Nyquist scored twice in the second period to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. He has three goals on the season.He beat Jones 4:14 in from the right circle to complete a 2-on-1 rush. Nyquists next goal came with 4:40 left, putting a shot off Jones and into the net from the inside part of the right circle.San Jose defenseman Brent Burns hit the goal post on a backhand shot from the left circle as time ran out in the second period.Red Wings defenseman Mike Green blocked Joe Thorntons shot from the bottom of the left circle with an open Detroit net behind him 4:36 into the third period.We were late everywhere tonight, and when you are a step behind a team like that, they are going to take advantage, San Jose coach Pete DeBoer said. We talked about their transition game, and then we gave away the puck and played right into their hands.Athanasiou was placed in the lineup after Justin Abdelkader was a late scratch. Athanasiou scored 6:05 into the third with a slap shot from the top of the left circle off the rush that beat Jones high on the far side. It was Athanasious first goal of the season.NOTE: San Jose concluded a five-game road trip. ... Detroit also played Friday night -- a 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators -- and only a few players participated in an optional morning skate Saturday. ... This DeBoers last trip to Joe Louis Arena, where he began his coaching career in the Ontario Hockey League in the early 1990s with the Detroit Jr. Red Wings (now the Flint Firebirds).UP NEXTSharks: Host Ducks on Tuesday.Red Wings: Host Hurricanes on Tuesday. Philadelphia Flyers Jerseys . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. Carter Hart Jersey . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. 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Of the 50 track and field athletes whove qualified so far for the Rio Games, 35 will be making their Olympic debut. Sounds like a lot, but the stats show this is about the way it always goes.- LYON, France -- Portugal and Wales meet for a place in the final of the European Championship, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale -- Real Madrid teammates and footballs two most expensive players -- bearing the hopes of their nations. Game starts 3 p.m.- CLEVELAND -- Michael Fulmer (8-2, 2.17) tries to extend his historic run when Detroit faces Cleveland. The rookie right-hander is the first Tiger since at least 1913 to allow one run or fewer in eight straight starts. The Tigers are 0-11 against the Indians this season. Game starts 12:10 p.m.- SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- There is very little separating the top two womens golfers in the world in Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson. 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