The Sharks snap their three-game skid by defeating the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 Sunday evening.
San Jose took advantage of a constantly rebuilding Coyotes team and was firing on all cylinders. Nick Bonino tipped in a shot from Andrew Cogliano 20 seconds into into this game to open the scoring for the Sharks, with Noah Gregor grabbing the other assist on that play.
The Coyotes tie the game late in the second period via Phil Kessel, who always seems to perform better against the Sharks compared to other teams. In addition, Jonathan Dahlen took a puck to the mouth, had to exit the game early, and didn’t return.
Late in the third, the Coyotes took a brief 2-1 lead via Lawson Crouse before the Sharks scored the next two seconds later via Timo Meier and Noah Gregor, which were both scored 44 seconds apart. The Sharks’ scoring and this game was capped off with about a minute remaining with an empty-netter from Rudolfs Balcers. Alexander Barabanov, Jaycob Megna, and Logan Couture assisted on two of the last three Sharks goals in their much-needed win over the Coyotes Sunday evening.
James Reimer was solid as well, notching 23 saves on 25 shots against. In addition, it was Erik Karlsson’s 200th game as a Shark, and Matt Nieto was held out of this game as he sustained an injury in the previous game.
This was a great effort by the Sharks, and this was a game they had to win. Next up, the Sharks embark on a brief road trip through Alberta, starting in Calgary against the Flames on Tuesday at 6 pm PT.
In other news, as I am writing this, there has been one trade that has taken place involving the Sharks on trade deadline day. I will cover this trade in a separate post along with any other trades the Sharks swing before the deadline, so watch this space for details on those trades.
Source: NHL App
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