In Glendale, Phil Kessel and Taylor Hall each had two strikes and three points as the Arizona Coyotes doubled up the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night, 6-3.
“I liked our push right from the start,” the Coyotes’ Derek Stepan said. “Our game started coming in the first (period), and we kind of dipped in the second, but once we got our feet underneath us, we kind of got our push back.”
Adin Hill made 25 saves in the win.
Evander Kane, Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc scored for the Sharks.
“Even in the first period, we played well,” Meier said. “We made some mistakes and gave them some chances. We came back, we fought back, but we couldn’t finish it.”
Lawson Crouse and Conor Garland added single markers for the Coyotes.
“If we want to be a [Stanley Cup] Playoff team, we can’t be giving up those leads,” Crouse said. ” It’s the second half now, everything’s inch by inch. So when you get a lead, you’ve really got to lock it in and continue to play that same way that got you that lead.”
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Aaron Dell made 34 saves in the loss.
“We believe we’ve got the skill and the character on this team to get a playoff spot,” Meier said. “We’ve got to battle because every game is really important. We’ve got to take it day by day and go out there and win some games.”
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