Sharks 5-4 Hockey Club (Oct. 28, 2024) Game Recap

SALT LAKE CITY – Alexander Wennberg scored a power play goal at 1:26 of overtime and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-4 on Monday night to pick up their first win of the season.

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

Matias Maccelli had two goals to give Utah the lead, 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 and tied the score on a snap shot by Toffoli with 2:42 left in regulation. Zetterlund and Granlund scored less than two minutes earlier, 25 seconds apart, key to the rally.

Takeaways

Sharks: San Jose averaged just 2.0 goals in its first nine games before a late win against Utah.

Utah: Numerous late defensive failures gave Utah its fifth overtime of the season and handed it another tough loss.

Key moment

Zetterlund's second goal, a shot from five feet away, opened a string of late goals for San Jose. The Sharks scored four goals in the final six minutes.

Key statistics

San Jose managed to go nine games winless (0-7-2) and avoided becoming the first NHL team to open two consecutive seasons with a ten-game winning streak.

Next

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

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