SAN JOSE – An impressive second-period comeback by the San Jose Sharks went for naught Friday as a costly turnover by goalie Yaroslav Askarov resulted in a go-ahead goal by Liam O’Brien and gave the momentum back to the Utah Mammoth, who went on to a 6-3 win at Delta Center.

The Sharks were badly outplayed in the first period, but erased a 2-0 deficit on second-period goals by Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Skinner. But late in the second, Askarov went behind his net to play the puck after it had been sent into the Sharks’ zone, couldn’t control it, and a forechecking O’Brien was there to take control and score his first goal since April 17, 2014, the Arizona Coyotes’ final game.

Nick Schmaltz scored early in the third period to complete the hat trick, and Michael Carcone and Clayton Keller late

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