Will Smith recently made a conscious change to his game, and it's paying dividends for the young Sharks center.

His two-goal night helped San Jose secure a 6-3 win over the Utah Mammoth on Monday at SAP Center and improve to 13-11-3. Smith's first goal of the night had to be seen to be believed, and he credits his near-hat trick to simply shooting the puck more.

"Just trying to shoot a lot," Smith told reporters after the game. "I think the more you shoot, you have a better chance of scoring. Just try to get pucks on net, and then see what happens."

What happened was a thing of beauty on Smith's first goal, which came with 13:44 left in the second period and gave the Sharks a 4-2 lead. Smith dangled through the Mammoth's defense before flipping in the shot, marking his third consecut

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