With all of its veterans but Joel Ward suited up, San Jose dropped its second consecutive preseason game with a 3-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. Joonas Donskoi scored the Sharks’ lone goal, while Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith made 29 saves for the win.
Mikkel Boedker picked up an assist just 3:37 in his first game at Gila river arena as an opponent, assisting on Donskoi’s opening goal.
But Arizona would push back, and started to shift possession away from San Jose. 10:11 after conceding the first goal, former Lightning prospect Anthony DeAngelo scored his second of the preseason and tied the game.