San Jose 6, Arizona 4
When: 10:30 PM ET, Monday, April 26, 2021
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Tom Chmielewski, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
520
By Field Level Media
Alexander Barabanov scored his first NHL goal as the San Jose Sharks held on after nearly losing a four-goal lead to defeat the visiting Arizona Coyotes 6-4 and snap an eight-game losing streak.
Evander Kane had a goal and two assists, and Noah Gregor, Brent Burns, Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Sharks (19-24-5, 43 points). Josef Korenar made 21 saves.
Jakub Chychrun scored twice and had an assist, Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist and Clayton Keller also scored for the Coyotes (21-23-5, 47 points). Darcy Kuemper allowed four goals on 11 shots before being removed in the second period. Adin Hill made 21 saves in relief.
Gregor put the Sharks on the board 1-0 just 17 seconds into the game with a shot up close that banked off of Kuemper's skate. Burns added to the lead at 3:07 with a shot from the blue line that eluded Kuemper and made it 2-0.
The Coyotes made a push late in the period, but Korenar kept them off the board.
Couture found the back of the net 1:54 into the second period by cleaning up a rebound in front of Kuemper to make it 3-0. Karlsson scored with a cross-ice shot from the blue line to put San Jose up 4-0 at 3:19 in the second and spell the end of Kuemper's night.
Bunting put the Coyotes on the board 4-1 shortly after the goalie change. Keller redirected a pass from Nick Schmaltz at 10:05 to further cut into San Jose's lead, 4-2.
Chychrun made things interesting when his wrist shot eluded Korenar up high and made the score 4-3.
Arizona continued to pressure San Jose, but Barabanov shoveled up a loose puck in front of Hill and scored 11:17 into the third.
Chychrun scored his second of the game with 4:44 left in regulation to again make it a one-goal margin, 5-4.
The Coyotes pulled Hill late to try to tie the game, but the Sharks capitalized when Kane scored into an empty net with nine seconds left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
San Jose |
|
Jakob Chychrun 3 |
Points |
Evander Kane 4 |
|
Jakob Chychrun 2 |
Goals |
Evander Kane 1 |
|
Nick Schmaltz 2 |
Assists |
Evander Kane 3 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Adin Hill .955 |
Save Percentage |
Josef Korenar .840 |
|
Adin Hill 21 |
Saves |
Josef Korenar 21 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Arizona
|
25 |
4 |
0-3 |
4-4 |
10 |
31 |
| San Jose
|
34 |
6 |
0-4 |
3-3 |
8 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Sharks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .414 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .381 after a win and .481 after a loss.
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