Sharks forward Mason Marchment would not say who gave him the tip for his shootout winner. “Mush” as his teammates call him, had just scored in the fifth round of a shootout in Salt Lake City, a fake shot and deke that finished a thrilling 6-5 comeback win over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday ni ght at Delta Center, and he was asked where the move came from. “No, I got a tip to fake shot and deke,” Marchment said, asked who gave him the tip. “I can’t relay that information.” He added with a smile. Marchment was happier to explain how San Jose got there. The Sharks trailed 2-0 and 3-1 in the first period, were outshot 32-21 and did not lead until Dmitry Orlov’s slap shot at 14:17 of the third. Asked what changed between the first and second periods, which looked like two different games, Marchment kept it simple. “Just, you know, talking in the room, we had to play faster. A little bit of a slow start, but, you know, happy we got to our game there,” Marchment told NBC Sports California’s Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda on “Sharks Postgame Live.” The change showed up fast. Early in the second period, Adam Gaudette scored on the power play, and six seconds later Zack Ostapchuk tied the game at 3-3, the quickest back-to-back goals in franchise history. Marchment said there was no secret to the surge. “We tracked hard, we forechecked hard, got some o-zone shifts, got some lucky bounces, but, you know, that’s what you need to win games in this league, and, you know, we’ll take two points any way we can get them,” Marchment said. The edge showed up in other ways, too. Ty Dellandrea fought Utah’s Andrew Peeke at 4:38 of the second period, and Gaudette fought Peeke again at 14:27 after he stood up for Macklin Celebrini, who had been hit hard, accounting for two of the game’s 15 penalties. The game also had a first. Rookie defenseman Eric Pohlkamp, a 2023 fourth-round draft pick who was recalled Nov. 3, scored his first NHL goal at 5:23 of the third period to tie the game at 4-4, set up by Celebrini. Pohlkamp said his defensive partner, Orlov, who had a goal and two assists, grabbed the puck for him. “I think Orlov grabbed it for me, which was cool. He’s been great with me, another veteran guy. He sees the ice really well, so happy to have him here,” Pohlkamp said. Orlov then gave San Jose its first lead on a play Marchment helped set up. Barrett Hayton tied the game 5-5 on the power play, and after a scoreless overtime, Marchment finished it in the shootout. For Marchment, the result mattered less than how it happened. “You’ve got to win games like that if you want to be a good team in this league. You’re not going to have your best every night, but to claw back like that after falling down early means a lot to the team,” Marchment said. It is a familiar test for San Jose. The Sharks did not win in regulation until their 11th game of the season, and have played nine games that went past regulation, going 4-0 in overtime and 3-2 in shootouts. San Jose did not have its best start Saturday, but it found a way to finish, and as Marchment put it, that is what good teams do. Download and follow the San Jose Hockey Now podcast This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less