In San Jose, Taylor Hall made his debut for the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.
Hall assisted on Oliver Ekman-Larsson‘s game-winning goal in the third period in a 3-2 win over the Sharks.
“It wasn’t pretty, but they’re not always going to be masterpieces,” Hall said. “Find a way to make an impact. Find a way to win a game.”
Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves in the win.
“We got Hall because of that last goal,” coach Rick Tocchet said. “He muscled his way through, wins a big 1-on-1 battle, and that is a big play for us.”
Tomas Hertl scored both goals for the Sharks.
“That third goal was going wide, and it hit off someone’s leg or knee or whatever,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner said. “It was a bad break for us.”
Derek Stepan and Carl Soderberg also scored for the Coyotes.
“I’d rather have zero goals and a win than two goals because it’s tough right now,” Hertl said. “We’re far away from the [Stanley Cup] Playoffs, and we need every win right now.”
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Aaron Dell made 16 saves in the loss.
The Sharks had a 6-on-3 power play with Dell pulled and could not get a shot off for 44 seconds.
“Being the players we are, in moments like that, we need to make some more reads and make some decisions out there to create something for each other during a critical moment of the game,” Erik Karlsson said.
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