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Sharks vs Coyotes Final: 4-2 - Recap

The Coyotes came up short Tuesday against the Sharks, falling 4-2.

San Jose was favored by -138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Kevin Labanc, Matt Nieto, Jaycob Megna, and Nico Sturm each scored for the Sharks in the victory. Labanc opened the scoring for San Jose.

Kaapo Kahkonen turned in a 27-save effort for the Sharks.

Arizona got goals from Christian Fischer, and Barrett Hayton in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, San Jose went 0-for-2, while the Coyotes were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 33-29.

San Jose heads into a battle against the Kings. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.