SAN JOSE – This weekend will be one that San Jose Sharks rookie defenseman Sam Dickinson will remember for the rest of his life.

Dickinson found out on Saturday that he would be remaining in the NHL and not returning to the Ontario Hockey League after playing in his ninth NHL game earlier this week. Then, in his 10th game with the Sharks on Sunday, he scored his first NHL goal, helping his team get its game against the Detroit Red Wings into overtime.

Dickinson scored with 3:05 left in the third period as the Sharks tied the game. But the Sharks could not beat Red Wings goalie Cam Talbot in overtime or the shootout in a 3-2 loss at SAP Center. James van Riemsdyk scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout.

By having Dickinson in the lineup for a 10th game Sunday, the Sh

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