SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 75 – 3/30 – SJS 4 vs. VGK 3 OT…San Jose jumped out to a two-goal lead thanks to first period tallies from Mario Ferraro (1g, 1a) and Oskar Lindblom (1g, 0a). Henry Thrun (0g, 2a) made his debut and recorded assists on both goals, making him the second defenseman in franchise history to have multiple points in their NHL debut (last: Scott Hannan, Oct. 9, 1998 in Tokyo, also 2a). Logan Couture (1g, 0a) scored in overtime and finished 10-for-12 on faceoffs (83%). SJ Goals: Ferraro (4), Lindblom (6), Hertl (21), Couture (26 ot)
SF: 25
SA: 26
SJ PP: 0/3
SJ PK: 2/3
W: Reimer
OTL: Brossoit
RECENT SHARKS CONNECTIONS
3/31 Reassigned F Martin Kaut to the San Jose Barracuda
3/30 Recalled F Thomas Bordeleau from the San Jose Barracuda; Reassigned F Andrew Agozzino to the San Jose Barracuda
3/29 Re-signed D Nikolai Knyzhov to a two-year contract, starting in the 2023-24 season
3/28 Recalled F Jeffrey Viel from the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ARIZONA COYOTES
The Sharks and Arizona Coyotes will be meeting for the final time this season. For the Coyotes, this marks the end of a four-game homestand, having played Dallas the night prior. Despite dropping a 2-5 decision to Dallas, Arizona have played their opponents to tight final scores recently, with only three of their last 11 contests having been decided by more than one goal. Arizona has enjoyed a strong 20-13-4 home record this season. The Sharks are 2-0-0 against the Coyotes so far this season, with San Jose picking up a 3-2 win at SAP Center on Dec. 13 and a 4-2 in their first ever trip to Mullett Arena on Jan. 10. Nico Sturm is San Jose’s leading goal scorer against the Coyotes this season (2g, 0a) and both Tomas Hertl and Kevin Labanc have a goal and an assist each this season against Arizona.
APRIL 1, 7:00 p.m.
SAN JOSE SHARKS at ARIZONA COYOTES
21-39-15 (57 pts), 7th in Pacific 2022-23 RECORD/STANDING 27-36-13 (68 pts), 7th in Central
2-2-1 LAST 5 GAMES 0-3-2
2-0-0 SEASON SERIES 0-2-0
84-58-7-14 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 72-69-7-15
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (75) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 5 players (76)
Timo Meier (31) GOALS LEADER Clayton Keller (36)
Erik Karlsson (69) ASSISTS LEADER Clayton Keller (46)
Erik Karlsson (91) POINTS LEADER Clayton Keller (82)
PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 14-for-15 over the past five games, including three-for-three against the league’s top power play in Edmonton, the Sharks now boast the league’s fourth-best penalty kill at 83.1-percent on the year. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three completed seasons, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has dropped its last six games (0-4-2). The team still holds a point percentage over .500 since the NHL’s trade deadline (6-5-4, .533) and the All-Star break (11-8-7, .558)
• Clayton Keller looks to extend his point streak, coming into tonight having registered a point in 14 straight games to hold the Coyotes team record. His 11 goals (tied) and 23 points pace the NHL lead over the course of his streak (since March 5)
• Keller is closing in on the Coyotes team record for assists and points in a single season. He enters tonight seven assists shy of Ray Whitney’s 53 in 2011-12 and four points shy of Keith Tkachuk’s 86 in 1996-97
LAST GAME
Stars 5, Coyotes 2 – March 31, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Valimaki (4), Mackey (3)
DAL Goals: Pavelski (23), Hintz (34), Robertson (42), Benn (32), Domi (20)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 26 svs on 30 shots
DAL Goalie: Oettinger (W) – 15 svs on 17 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 4-5
Notes: ARI fell to DAL and suffered a sweep in the season series…Clayton Keller extended his point streak to 14 games with a first-period assist and enters tonight with 36-46-82 in 76 GP…Travis Boyd picked up two assists, giving him 18 on the campaign to match his career-high from 2021-22…Last night was Boyd’s fifth multi-point game of the season, eclipsing his previous single-season best of four from last season… Boyd’s pair of assists in the first period mark the 23rd time a Coyote has done that in a frame this season…Juuso Valimaki registered his first career power-play goal…Connor Mackey tallied his first goal as a Coyote; In 24 GP this season between CGY and ARI, the defenseman has posted 3-3-6…Karel Vejmelka played in his 100th career game. His 2,953 saves and four shutouts rank first and tied for ninth among Coyotes/Jets netminders within their first 100 games with the franchise (NHL debut or otherwise)
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Zack Kassian…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (6 / 3/18)
Laurent Dauphin…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (4 / 3/21)
Total man games lost: 146 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body | 3 (3/12 – 3/16)
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3) – Upper-Body | 6 (3/16 – 3/26)
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness | 1 (3/12) – Lower-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
Patrik Nemeth – 1 (3/14) – Lower-Body
Brett Ritchie – 1 (3/22) – Upper-Body | 1 (3/26) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/27 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/27 – Assigned D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/27 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Mon, April 3 7pm at SEA Climate Pledge Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Thur, April 6 7:30pm at SEA Climate Pledge Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM
Sat, April 8 2:30pm vs ANA Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
YOTES & FINS
- Tonight is the third and final ARI-SJ matchup this season. San Jose captured both previous matchups
- Christian Fischer and Barrett Hayton notched the Coyotes goals in the most recent head-to-head contest back on 1/10 at Mullett -The Yotes have beaten the Sharks five of the last seven times in AZ and come into tonight 6-3-1 versus SJ over the last 10 home games
- Lawson Crouse has found the scoresheet in three of the last four outings versus San Jose, recording 4-3-7 in that stretch
- Tonight is expected to be the first time Victor Soderstrom faced the Sharks this season. The blueliner scored his first career goal against the Sharks (5/7/21) and notched his first assist the next day against them
- Coyotes franchise vs Sharks
• All-Time: 72-69-7-15
• Home: 41-32-3-7
• Road: 31-37-4-8
• L10: 4-5-1
• STRK: L2
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE SHARKS
Clayton Keller…5-13-18…24 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…6-9-15…21 career GP
Lawson Crouse…7-8-15…20 career GP
Barrett Hayton…3-0-3…7 career GP
JJ Moser…2-0-2…3 career GP
Victor Soderstrom…1-1-2…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Crouse, 7)… Assists (Keller, 13)…Points (Keller, 18)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Moser, 2)… Assists (Nemeth, 3)…Points (Nemeth, 4)
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 19-21-7
2-Days Rest: 3-4-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-5-2
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 2-6-4
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 3-6-2
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 3-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-5-2
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 3-1-2
