Moritz Seider picked a great time to score his first goal this season.
Seider's third-period goal snapped a tie and sent the Red Wings to a 7-4 victory in San Jose, also ending the Wings' four-game winless streak.
David Perron, who had a goal and two assists, found Seider near the dot and Seider whipped a shot past Sharks goaltender James Reimer giving the Wings a 5-4 lead at 13 minutes 54 seconds of the third period.
"I saw a little bit of open ice and the (defenseman) stepped out on me and I kind of used it as a screen," Seider told Bally Sports Detroit afterward.