Wennberg's OT goal gives Sharks 5-4 win over Utah for 1st win

SALT LAKE CITY -- Alexander Wennberg scored a power-play extremity astatine 1:26 of overtime and nan San Jose Sharks hit nan Utah Hockey Club 5-4 connected Monday nighttime for their first triumph of nan season.

Fabian Zetterlund had 2 goals, and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli besides scored for San Jose. Mackenzie Blackwood vanished pinch 19 saves.

Matias Maccelli had 2 goals to lead Utah, and Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev besides scored. Connor Ingram made 41 saves arsenic Utah mislaid its 4th consecutive game.

The Sharks rallied from a three-goal shortage precocious successful nan 3rd period, tying it connected Toffoli’s threat changeable pinch 2:42 near successful regulation. Zetterlund and Granlund scored 25 seconds isolated little than 2 minutes earlier to cardinal nan rally.

Sharks: San Jose averaged conscionable 2.0 goals done its first 9 games earlier uncovering a precocious spark against Utah.

Utah: Numerous precocious protect breakdowns put Utah into its 5th overtime crippled this play and sent it to different reliable loss.

Zetterlund’s 2nd goal, a tap-in from 5 feet out, opened a flurry of precocious goals for San Jose. The Sharks scored 4 times complete nan last six minutes.

San Jose snapped a nine-game winless skid (0-7-2) and avoided becoming nan first NHL squad to unfastened back-to-back seasons pinch a 10-game winless streak.

San Jose originates a five-game homestand against Los Angeles connected Tuesday while Utah hosts Calgary connected Wednesday.

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