🌵 Away Coyotes 43-24-9 before this game
2–5
Final
🦈 Home Sharks 45-25-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PHX 1102
SJS 1315

Coyotes at Sharks

Sharks beat Coyotes 5–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on April 4, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Apr 4, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Mike Ricci
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 18:24 TOI · +3
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Mike Rathje
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 23:37 TOI · +2
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Scott Thornton
2 A
2 shots · 17:04 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌵 Branko Radivojevic Go-ahead 1st · 05:21
Assists: Michal Handzus, Sean Burke · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–0
🦈 Mike Rathje Tying 1st · 09:57
Assists: Scott Thornton, Mike Ricci · beat Sean Burke
1–1
2nd period
🌵 Andrei Nazarov Go-ahead 2nd · 05:22
Assists: Michal Handzus, Claude Lemieux · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–1
🦈 Patrick Marleau Tying 2nd · 10:18
Assists: Evgeni Nabokov · beat Sean Burke
2–2
🦈 Teemu Selanne Go-ahead 2nd · 14:27
Assists: Mike Ricci · beat Sean Burke
2–3
🦈 Mike Ricci 2nd · 19:26
Assists: Scott Thornton, Mike Rathje · beat Sean Burke
2–4
3rd period
🦈 Owen Nolan 3rd · 02:46
Assists: Adam Graves, Vincent Damphousse · beat Sean Burke
2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌵PHX SJS🦈
23 Shots on goal 30
23 Hits 21
8 Blocked shots 10
3 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 21
10 Penalty minutes 10
PHX shooting 8.7% (2/23) SJS shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌵Coyotes
Sean Burke
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 59:10 TOI
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 43-24-9 (57% win rate, 76 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 45-25-6 (59% win rate, 76 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Coyotes
Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌵Coyotes
L1 Langkow · Johnson · Lemieux 17:39
L2 Nagy · Savage · Handzus 15:12
L3 Brière · Kolanos · Doan 13:06
L4 May · Nazarov · Radivojevic 11:11
D1 Numminen · Vaananen 24:30
D2 Suchy · Mara 19:11
D3 Simpson · Berehowsky 15:46
🦈Sharks
L1 Graves · Damphousse · Nolan 21:07
L2 Thornton · Ricci · Selanne 17:04
L3 Sturm · Marleau · Harvey 13:31
L4 Smith · Bradley 7:03
D1 Rathje · Ragnarsson 23:08
D2 Hannan · Marchment 19:25
D3 Suter · Stuart 15:41
D4 Jillson 3:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Jan 9, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
6–5 · Sharks won
Jan 4, 2002
🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS
3–5 · Sharks won
Dec 30, 2001
🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · Coyotes won
Nov 15, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
3–5 · Coyotes won
Apr 5, 2001
🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS
0–3 · Sharks won

❓ PHX vs SJS, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Sharks on April 4, 2002?

Sharks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Sharks?

The final score was Coyotes 2, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Andrei Nazarov, Branko Radivojevic.

Who scored for Sharks?

Mike Rathje, Mike Ricci, Owen Nolan, Patrick Marleau, Teemu Selanne.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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?

Sharks lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 · Apr 1
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
3–5 · PHX won
Next game · Apr 7
🌵PHX @ 🐋VAN
3–4 · VAN won
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Apr 2
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
1–3 · SJS won
Next game · Apr 6
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
3–6 · SJS won
Also on April 4, 2002
🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS
2–1 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI
3–1 final
🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ
1–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR
4–2 final
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
2–4 final
🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY
3–4 final
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
0–3 final
Coyotes season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule