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San Jose Skates Past Arizona 8-7 - Recap
San Jose needed a shootout to earn a 8-7 victory over Arizona on Tuesday in NHL action at SAP Center at San Jose.
The Sharks were a -207 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
San Jose got goals from Jeffrey Viel, Nick Bonino, Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture, Timo Meier, Alexander Barabanov, and Radim Simek in the victory. Barabanov opened the scoring at 2:46 of the first period.
James Reimer turned in a 39-save effort for the Sharks.
Arizona got goals from Janis Moser(2), Lawson Crouse(2), Clayton Keller, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Andrew Ladd in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Arizona got a 20-stop effort from Scott Wedgewood in the loss.
On the power play, San Jose went 0-for-3, while the Coyotes were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Arizona outshot San Jose 46-27 in the game.
San Jose heads into a battle against the Flyers. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.