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

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Alexander Wennberg scored a power-play goal at 1:26 of overtime and the San Jose Sharks beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-4 on Monday night for their first win of the season.

Fabian Zetterlund had two goals, and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli also scored for San Jose. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 19 saves.

Matias Maccelli had two goals to lead Utah, and Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev also scored. Connor Ingram made 41 saves as Utah lost its fourth straight game.

The Sharks rallied from a three-goal deficit late in the third period, tying it on Toffoli’s snap shot with 2:42 left in regulation. Zetterlund and Granlund scored 25 seconds apart less than two minutes earlier to key the rally.

Sharks: San Jose averaged just 2.0 goals through its first nine games before finding a late spark against Utah.

Utah: Numerous late defensive breakdowns put Utah into its fifth overtime game this season and sent it to another tough loss.

Zetterlund’s second goal, a tap-in from five feet out, opened a flurry of late goals for San Jose. The Sharks scored four times over the final six minutes.

San Jose snapped a nine-game winless skid (0-7-2) and avoided becoming the first NHL team to open back-to-back seasons with a 10-game winless streak.

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

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STARS OF THE GAME

Sharks

Hockey Club

SKATERSGA+/-SOG
M. Benning D0002
C. Ceci D00-24
W. Eklund LW0121
M. Ferraro D00-13
B. Goodrow C00-22
M. Granlund C1222
C. Grundstrom RW00-10
D. Gushchin LW0112
K. Kostin C00-20
L. Kunin C00-22
J. Rutta D00-13
G. Smith RW00-12
N. Sturm C00-20
H. Thrun D01-11
T. Toffoli RW1138
J. Walman D0324
A. Wennberg C1146
F. Zetterlund LW2043
SKATERSGA+/-SOG
N. Bjugstad C00-12
R. Bortuzzo D00-10
I. Cole D0212
L. Cooley C0122
L. Crouse LW00-12
D. Guenther RW1023
B. Hayton C0010
C. Keller C0122
A. Kerfoot C00-10
M. Kesselring D00-11
V. Kolyachonok D0210
M. Lamoureux D0010
M. Maccelli LW2013
J. McBain C00-20
L. O’Brien LW00-10
N. Schmaltz C0112
M. Sergachev D10-14
K. Stenlund C00-30
GOALIESSAGASVSV%TOI
M. Blackwood234190.82660:45
GOALIESSAGASVSV%TOI
C. Ingram455400.88961:26

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