The Arizona Coyotes' Alex Galchenyuk scored three goals last night, enough to beat the Sharks almost single handedly. Galchenyuk scored a pair of goals during regulation and was the only skater to score a goal in the shootout, garnering the Coyotes a 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks. Both teams will now take a few days off to enjoy the holidays.
The story of the game is that the Sharks played half a game against a team that currently sits in seventh place in the Pacific Division and 12 points behind them in the standings.