San Jose 3, Arizona 2
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2019
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
17227
By Field Level Media
Brent Burns scored at 3:14 of overtime, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the visiting Arizona Coyotes 3-2 Saturday night as both teams came off the All-Star break and their bye weeks.
Kevin Labanc and Joe Pavelski also scored for the Sharks, who were 1-3-0 in their previous four games, surrendering six goals in each. Goaltender Martin Jones stopped 31 shots.
The Sharks improved to 18-4-4 at home and moved within four points of the Pacific Division-leading Calgary Flames.
Conor Garland and Josh Archibald scored for the Coyotes, who are 6-2-2 in their past 10 games. Goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 35 shots but dropped to 6-0-3 in his past nine starts.
The winning goal came after an Arizona turnover at center ice led to the Sharks breaking into the offensive zone on a three-on-one.
That rush was interrupted as Burns had to jump over a Coyotes defenseman in the slot, but Tomas Hertl was able to track down the puck before it crossed the blue line and sent a no-look, backhanded pass to Burns in the left faceoff circle. Burns deked past the Coyotes' Richard Panik and reached the top of the crease, where he put a forehand shot over Kuemper's catching glove and into the top right corner of the net.
Garland opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 9:56 of the second period, beating Jones from close range after a San Jose turnover deep in its own end.
But the Sharks took the lead as Labanc and Pavelski tallied 44 seconds apart later in the period.
Labanc controlled a rebound off a shot from the point and steered the puck to beat Kuemper, who was on the ice.
Pavelski followed up a Timo Meier breakaway, corralling the rebound and putting a backhander into the net.
Archibald tied the score, 2-2, at 7:10 of the third period, taking a pass from Mario Kempe in the slot and beating Jones.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
San Jose |
|
Josh Archibald 1 |
Points |
Brent Burns 2 |
|
Josh Archibald 1 |
Goals |
Brent Burns 1 |
|
Lawson Crouse 1 |
Assists |
Brent Burns 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Darcy Kuemper .914 |
Save Percentage |
Martin Jones .939 |
|
Darcy Kuemper 32 |
Saves |
Martin Jones 31 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Arizona
|
33 |
2 |
0-5 |
2-2 |
4 |
22 |
| San Jose
|
35 |
3 |
0-2 |
5-5 |
10 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Sharks have a W/L % of .586 after a win and .542 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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