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San Jose Sharks vs Arizona Coyotes Recap - Coyotes Win 5-3

Arizona earned a 5-3 victory over San Jose behind a 2-goal performance from Phil Kessel on Saturday at Gila River Arena.

Arizona won as a -123 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Phil Kessel(2), Jakob Chychrun, Barrett Hayton, and Clayton Keller each scored for the Coyotes in the victory. Kessel opened the scoring for Arizona.

Antti Raanta turned in a 31-save effort for the Coyotes.

Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier, and Ryan Donato scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Antti Raanta.

Martin Jones stopped 19 of 24 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Arizona scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 34-26.

Arizona heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.