The Sharks were able to exorcise the demons of Coyotes matchups past by jumping on the pesky Arizona club early in a 4-1 win, courtesy of strong goaltending from Aaron Dell and goals from Brent Burns, Melker Karlsson, and the always entertaining Micheal Haley.
Arizona (20-30-7) has been one heck of a thorn in the Sharks’ (35-18-6) side during this 2016-17 campaign. Despite leading only the Colorado Avalanche in the cellar of the Western Conference, the Coyotes came into tonight’s tilt leading the season series with the Sharks 3-0-1, not to mention being as hot on offense as anyone in the league, having scored 20 goals in their last five games to go along with a 3-1-1 record.