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Sharks vs Coyotes Final: 3-2 - Recap

San Jose needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Arizona on Tuesday in NHL action at Gila River Arena.

San Jose was favored by -124 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

San Jose got goals from Joe Thornton, and Mikkel Boedker in the victory. Thornton opened the scoring at 5:37 of the first period.

Aaron Dell stopped 30 of 32 Arizona shots in the victory.

Arizona got goals from Jordan Martinook, and Brad Richardson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, San Jose went 1-for-2, while the Coyotes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Arizona by a margin of 32-22.

Next game, San Jose takes its act on the road to face Colorado looking for another win. For Arizona, they head on the road to face Nashville.