Lucas Carlsson scored the go-ahead goal — his first of the season — with 3:23 left in the game and the San Jose Sharks topped the Boston Bruins 3-1.

The Sharks defenseman scored with 3:23 left to lift his club to a 3-1 win over the Bruins in his first career game with the team.

The Sharks entered Wednesday with a league-worst 3.66 goals against average and a save percentage of .883, tied for 29th in the NHL. If the Sharks hope to make strides next season, those numbers and the team’s overall defensive acuity need to improve.

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SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks recalled defenseman Luca Cagnoni, one of the AHL’s top scoring defensemen, from the San Jose Barracuda on Tuesday. Cagnoni, listed at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, has been an offensive dynamo in the AHL this season 47 points, including 34 assists, in 56 games with the Barracuda in his first year of professional hockey.