The San Jose Sharks had the Arizona Coyotes just where they wanted them, down 2-0 midway through the game.
Then the Coyotes rallied to force overtime Tuesday night.
Joe Pavelski rescued the Sharks with the only strike in the skills competition to give San Jose a 3-2 win in Glendale.
Aaron Dell made 30 saves to help the Sarks down the Coyotes, 3-2, in OT – file photo courtesy of Lewis Bleiman
Jordan Martinook and Brad Richardson rallied the Coyotes from a regulation loss.
“There’s not a ton of games where we’ve been really blown out or embarrassed,” Richardson said. “It’s just games where we slip here or there and end up losing the game. It’s a fine line and we just seem to be on the wrong side of it a lo
Aaron Dell made 30 saves to pick up the win as the Sharks improved to 24-13-6.
“You’re not going to win every game the way you want it to look. We found a way in a tough situation,” San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer said after the win.
Joe Thornton and Mikkel Boedker had staked San Jose to the 2-0 lead.
“The start was what we needed, especially on a back-to-back, to play with the lead,” Pavelski said. “The game kind of deteriorated. It was just a little fatigue or just the mindset slips a little bit, plus I think they got a little bit better. But we expect to get these points. There’s different ways to win on different nights.”
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Antti Raanta took the loss on 20 saves.
“I think they had three chances in the second and two in the third,” Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said. “Our team played well. You’re looking obviously to win the game, but that’s a veteran team over there.”
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