Recap: Red Wings can't hold lead, fall to Sharks, 3-2, in overtime

After battling back from an early deficit, the Detroit Red Wings couldn't hold onto their lead and fell, 3-2, in overtime to the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center on Tuesday night.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored on a power play in the second period for his 17th goal of the season to surpass teammate Dylan Larkin for most on the team. The 26-year-old winger has scored five goals in his past five games.
Nick Leddy got one past Sharks goalie Adin Hill in the third period for his first goal of season and his first tally with the Red Wings.

Riley Barber, who was recalled from the club's taxi squad Tuesday afternoon, suffered a lower-body injury and was helped off the ice at 15:39 in the first period. He did not return to the game.
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 37 of 40 shots.
With the loss, the Wings took just two of the possible six points on their west coast road trip and fell to 16-16-5 overall, while the Sharks improved to 20-16-1 this season.
Tuesday's game was the second time the Red Wings and Sharks faced each other in the last seven days, with Detroit taking the first matchup against San Jose, 6-2, on Jan. 4 at Little Caesars Arena.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings look to snap their three-game skid on Thursday as they start a two-game homestand at Little Caesars Arena, beginning with the Winnipeg Jets for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop. Bally Sports Detroit and the Red Wings Radio Network will have the broadcast coverage.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 0, San Jose 1 (14:42, 1st Period)
Timo Meier converted a cross-crease pass for a power-play goal to put the Sharks ahead, 1-0. It was his 15th goal of the season.
Detroit 1, San Jose 1 (19:38, 2nd Period)
Detroit pulled even late in the second period with a power-play goal of its own after Moritz Seider passed the puck to Filip Hronek, who fired a shot from the top of the left circle. Hronek's shot was tipped by Bertuzzi, which knotted the game at 1-1.

Detroit 2, San Jose 1 (1:48, 3rd Period)
Less than two minutes into the final period, Leddy scored to give the Red Wings their first lead of the night. Assisted by Hronek and Bertuzzi, Leddy's shot from near the blue line snuck past Hill to make it a 2-1 contest. It was Hronek's first multi-assist game since he had two assists against the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 7.

Detroit 2, San Jose 2 (3:18, 3rd Period)
After contact between Seider and Sharks forward Jeffrey Viel near the net, Viel barreled into Nedeljkovic but managed to push the puck past the Wings goalie for a 2-2 score.
Detroit 2, San Jose 3 (1:00, OT)
In overtime, Logan Couture scored the game-winner, his 13th goal of the season, to give the Sharks their third consecutive victory.