Coyotes 5–2 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌵 ARI

Clayton Keller

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 17:22 TOI

2nd star 🌵 ARI

Alexander Kerfoot

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:26 TOI

3rd star 🌵 ARI

Nick Schmaltz

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:33 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🌵 Michael Kesselring Go-ahead 2nd · 04:58

Assists: Clayton Keller · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

1–0

🦈 Anthony Duclair Tying 2nd · 06:20

Assists: Fabian Zetterlund · beat Karel Vejmelka

1–1

🌵 Clayton Keller Go-ahead 2nd · 08:30

Assists: Alexander Kerfoot, Sean Durzi · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

2–1

🌵 Alexander Kerfoot 2nd · 12:56

Assists: Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–1

3rd period

🦈 Filip Zadina 3rd · 00:26

Assists: Mario Ferraro, William Eklund · beat Karel Vejmelka

3–2

🌵 Nick Schmaltz PP 3rd · 07:45

Assists: Alexander Kerfoot, Clayton Keller · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–2

🌵 Lawson Crouse 3rd · 12:50

Assists: Matias Maccelli, Nick Bjugstad · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌵Coyotes

L1 Maccelli · Kerfoot · Schmaltz 19:33

L2 Crouse · Bjugstad · Keller 18:00

L3 Zucker · Cooley · McBain 13:38

L4 Carcone · Sanford · O'Brien 10:22

D1 Durzi · Moser 21:30

D2 Stecher · Dermott 19:50

D3 Dumba · Kesselring 16:22

🦈Sharks

L1 Eklund · Hertl · Zadina 18:19

L2 Zetterlund · Kunin · Granlund 16:33

L3 Duclair · Hoffman · Labanc 15:01

L4 Studnicka · Bailey · Smith 12:06

D1 Ferraro · Rutta 23:42

D2 Burroughs · MacDonald 18:06

D3 Thrun · Okhotiuk 16:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵ARI SJS🦈

30 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

13 Hits 11

18 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 2

10 Giveaways 9

2 Penalty minutes 6

ARI shooting 16.7% (5/30) SJS shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Karel Vejmelka

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:38 TOI

🦈Sharks

Mackenzie Blackwood

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

ARI SJS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 5-7-1 (38% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Coyotes

Coyotes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Coyotes lead the season series 2–0

Dec 152023 🦈SJS @ 🌵ARI 0–1 Apr 12023 🦈SJS @ 🌵ARI 7–2 Jan 102023 🦈SJS @ 🌵ARI 4–2 Dec 132022 🌵ARI @ 🦈SJS 2–3 Mar 302022 🦈SJS @ 🌵ARI 2–5

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Who won Coyotes vs Sharks on December 21, 2023?

Coyotes won 5–2. The final score was Coyotes 5, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Alexander Kerfoot, Clayton Keller, Lawson Crouse, Michael Kesselring, Nick Schmaltz.

Who scored for Sharks?

Anthony Duclair, Filip Zadina.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌵 Coyotes

BeforeDec 19 🏛️OTT @ 🌵ARI 3–4 AfterDec 23 🌵ARI @ 🏔️COL 1–4

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 19 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 4–1 AfterDec 23 🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN 4–7

Also on December 21

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