In Glendale on Wednesday, the Arizona Coyotes got goals from six different skaters and doubled-up the San Jose Sharks, 6-3.
The Coyotes built an early 2-0 lead and never really looked back.
Lawson Crouse had a goal in Yotes win over San Jose – file photo courtesy of Lewis Bleiman
“It wasn’t our best effort. Dug a hole early and got behind, and didn’t do enough to come back,” Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer said. “You have to give them credit. They were rested and played with a lot of energy. We were uncharacteristically sloppy, a little soft.”
Christian Fischer, Lawson Crouse, Richard Panik, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Coyotes.
“We had a lot of guys contribute,” Arizona coach Rick Tocchet said. “I think everybody did something for us to win this game. They are a [Stanley] Cup favorite, so it was nice to win that game.”
Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves in the win.
“Look at the (Western Conference) standings right now, and it’s wide open. We have a lot of injuries, but we’re finding ways to get points,” Ekman-Larsson said. “We’ve got to try to get as many points as we can.”
Kevin Labanc, Evander Kane and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks.
“We just weren’t good enough, and it’s tough because we were on such a nice run,” Couture said. “You never want to go crazy when you lose, but you’re disappointed, especially when it’s a [Pacific] Division game and a game in our mind that’s winnable.”
Alex Galchenyuk and Josh Archibald added empty-net goals to close out the scoring.
“The energy for us was really good from puck drop to the end of the third,” Fischer said. “They got that power-play goal and got within one, but [Kuemper] made really great saves, guys were making smart plays, blocking shots.”
[WATCH: All Sharks vs. Coyotes highlights]
Aaron Dell made 35 saves in the loss.
“We were on a roll, and you always want to win as many games as possible, keep that streak going. We’re obviously not happy about this loss. We’ve done some good things, played some great hockey, and we’ve got to go back to that,” the Sharks’ Timo Meier
You must be logged in to post a comment.