Kessel, Soderstrom lead Coyotes past Sharks
Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal for his 900th career point and Victor Soderstrom scored his first NHL goal as the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Friday night.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal for his 900th career point and Victor Soderstrom and Jan Jenik each scored their first NHL goals as the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Friday night.
Conor Garland added a goal and two assists for Arizona, which also benefited from an overturned San Jose goal that would have tied it in the third.
Kessel, Soderstrom lead Coyotes past Sharks 5-2
By JOE STIGLICHMay 8, 2021 GMT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal for his 900th career point and Victor Soderstrom and Jan Jenik each scored their first NHL goals as the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Friday night.
Conor Garland added a goal and two assists for Arizona, which also benefited from an overturned San Jose goal that would have tied it in the third.
Kessel scored a breakaway goal to snap a 2-2 at 4:53 of the third, just minutes after being denied by Sharks goalie Josef Korenar on a similar play. It was Kessel’s ninth goal against the Sharks this season. He’s the first opponent to ever score that many against San Jose.
Coyotes vs. Sharks NHL Prediction
The Coyotes and Sharks will kick off back-to-back games starting on Friday night at 10:30 p.m. ET in San Jose. With the Coyotes’ struggles in San Jose in previous games, are the Sharks the best play?
Game Snapshot
10:30 p.m. ET, Friday, May 7, 2021
Venue: SAP Center, San Jose, CA
Arizona Coyotes DFS Spin
Adin Hill allowed three goals on 21 shots in Wednesday s 4-2 home loss against the Los Angeles Kings. Hill was unable to build upon the momentum of his 30-save shutout against the Vegas Golden Knights last time out on April 30. He slips back under .500 with an 8-9-1 record, 2.67 goals-against average and .913 save percentage across his 16 starts and 18 appearances. He and the Coyotes are back in action on Friday night in San Jose. Hill is 2-1-0 with a 1.15 GAA and .961 SV% with a shutout in three starts against the Sharks this season.
2021/05/06 12:23 San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) is congratulated by teammates on the bench after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the seco. San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) is congratulated by teammates on the bench after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) hugs a teammates after scoring a goal against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) during the s. San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) hugs a teammates after scoring a goal against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
By Syndicated Content
May 2, 2021 7:14 PM
The Colorado Avalanche are looking to begin the final road trip of their regular season on a high note when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Monday evening.
It will be the seventh meeting of the season between the two teams and the third of four meetings between Colorado and San Jose (20-26-5, 45 points) within a week.
The Avalanche (33-12-4, 70 points) lead the season series 5-1-0, including a two-game sweep of the Sharks in Colorado over the weekend.
The Avalanche had lost three games in a row until winning 3-0 on Friday, thanks in part to first period power-play goals from Gabriel Landeskog and Cale Makar and 21 saves from Philipp Grubauer.