🌵 Away Coyotes 19-14-5 before this game
4–2
Final
🦈 Home Sharks 22-10-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PHX 0134
SJS 0112

Coyotes at Sharks

Coyotes beat Sharks 4–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 30, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌵 PHX
Landon Wilson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:59 TOI · +2
2nd star 🌵 PHX
Claude Lemieux
1 G
3 shots · 17:32 TOI
3rd star 🌵 PHX
Teppo Numminen
1 G
2 shots · 19:00 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
🌵 Landon Wilson Go-ahead 2nd · 06:40
Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–0
🦈 Stephane Matteau Tying 2nd · 08:45
Assists: Todd Harvey, Brad Stuart · beat Robert Esche
1–1
3rd period
🌵 Krys Kolanos Go-ahead 3rd · 04:00
Assists: Brad May, Drake Berehowsky · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–1
🦈 Marco Sturm Tying 3rd · 11:01
Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Owen Nolan · beat Robert Esche
2–2
🌵 Teppo Numminen Go-ahead 3rd · 13:06
Assists: Daniel Brière, Landon Wilson · beat Evgeni Nabokov
3–2
🌵 Claude Lemieux Empty net 3rd · 19:27
Assists: Michal Handzus, Ossi Vaananen
4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌵PHX SJS🦈
28 Shots on goal 28
23 Hits 38
13 Blocked shots 5
11 Takeaways 4
6 Giveaways 18
15 Penalty minutes 9
PHX shooting 14.3% (4/28) SJS shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌵Coyotes
Robert Esche
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 19-14-5 (50% win rate, 38 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 22-10-5 (59% win rate, 37 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 19-14-5 (50% win rate, 38 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 22-10-5 (59% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌵Coyotes
L1 Langkow · Handzus · Doan 20:22
L2 Kolanos · Lemieux · Wilson 15:01
L3 May · Berezin · Pederson 13:27
L4 Nagy · Brière 9:58
D1 Markov · Vaananen 19:14
D2 Numminen · Mara 18:50
D3 Simpson · Suchy 14:26
D4 Berehowsky 12:14
🦈Sharks
L1 Sturm · Damphousse · Selanne 18:48
L2 Graves · Marleau · Nolan 17:33
L3 Thornton · Ricci · Sundstrom 14:40
L4 Matteau · Harvey · Bradley 8:25
D1 Ragnarsson · Marchment 22:44
D2 Rathje · Hannan 21:04
D3 Stuart · Suter 16:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 15, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
3–5 · Coyotes won
Apr 5, 2001
🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS
0–3 · Sharks won
Mar 31, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
1–3 · Coyotes won
Jan 1, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
3–2 · Sharks won
Dec 16, 2000
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
2–1 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ PHX vs SJS, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Sharks on December 30, 2001?

Coyotes won 4–2.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Sharks?

The final score was Coyotes 4, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Claude Lemieux, Krys Kolanos, Landon Wilson, Teppo Numminen.

Who scored for Sharks?

Marco Sturm, Stephane Matteau.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Robert Esche made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Sharks season series?

Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🌵Coyotes
Previous game · Dec 28
🔔PHI @ 🌵PHX
2–4 · PHX won
Next game · Dec 31
🗽NYR @ 🌵PHX
0–5 · PHX won
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 28
🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS
5–3 · NYR won
Next game · Jan 2
🔔PHI @ 🦈SJS
2–5 · SJS won
Also on December 30, 2001
🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH
5–5 final
🐯NSH @ 🎵STL
2–7 final
🦆ANA @ 🪶CHI
1–2 final
😈NJD @ 🛢️EDM
2–1 final
Coyotes season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule