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GLENDALE Vancouver Canucks Hoodies Authentic , Ariz. (AP) goalie for the season and several regulars to significant injuries. But the Coyotes have not lost their fight.Christian Fischer had a goal and an assist, Richard Panik scored Arizona’s 12th short-handed goal of the season and the Coyotes snapped San Jose’s seven-game winning streak Wednesday night with a 6-3 victory over the Sharks.The Coyotes have won four of five and moved within four points of the final playoff spot in a tight Western Conference as they prepare to face another perennial postseason contender in Pittsburgh on Friday.“We realize what position we are in,” defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson said. “You look at the standings right now. It’s wide open.“We’re right there. I don’t know how, to be honest with you. A lot of injuries. We are just finding ways to get points. That’s what we have to do now. We’re playing hard, playing the right way.”Ekman-Larsson, Lawson Crouse, Alex Galchenyuk and Josh Archibald also scored for the Coyotes, the last two coming after the Sharks pulled goalie Aaron Dell in the final two minutes.It was Ekman-Larsson’s 108th career goal, tying Teppo Numminen for the franchise record among defensemen.Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves for Arizona, extending his winning streak to four games. Kuemper became the regular when Antti Raanta was lost for the season with a lower-body injury.Kevin Labanc had a goal and two assists, Evander Kane got his 17th goal and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks, who were playing the second of back-to-back games after beating Pittsburgh at home Tuesday.“It’s all hands on deck with that team,” Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. “They’re a Cup favorite, so it was nice to win that game.“The guys have done a nice job of having a day-to-day attitude. Short memories Vancouver Canucks Hats Authentic , work hard in practice, stick with the game plan and get some individuals playing better.”The Sharks had not lost since falling 8-5 to Calgary on New Year’s Eve and had given up only 10 goals in their last six games.“It’s tough since we were on such a nice run,” Couture said. “You never want to go crazy when you lose, but you’re disappointed when you lose, especially a division game and a game that in your mind is winnable.”Couture’s goal with five minutes remaining cut it to 4-3, but Galchenyuk scored seconds after the Sharks pulled Dell. Archibald scored moments later.Dell made 36 saves while starting in place of Martin Jones, who tied a career best with his eighth consecutive victory in the 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.The Sharks dropped to 16-4-2 in their last 22 games.“We were uncharacteristically a little sloppy, a little soft,” coach Peter DeBoer said. “We knew we had to get our emotional level back engaged after the game last night, and we didn’t do it quickly enough or for long enough.”The Coyotes killed off three of four penalties and have given up an NHL-low 16 power-play goals in 137 chances, the best percentage in the league.NOTES: Sharks forward Marcus Sorensen played in his 100th NHL game. He has set career highs with eight goals and 15 points this season. … Ekman-Larsson (2011) and Crouse (2016) scored their first career goals against the Sharks. … Clayton Keller had an assist for Arizona and has 99 points in 131 games, poised to pass Max Domi as the quickest in franchise history to 100 points. Domi did it in 154 games. … Calgary (14) is the only team with more short-handed goals than the Coyotes.UP NEXTSharks: Play at Tampa Bay on Saturday, two weeks after snapping the Lightning’s 16-game point streak when Kane scored two goals to reach 200 in his career during a 5-2 victory.Coyotes: Host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday before a six-game road swing, three on each side of the All-Star break WASHINGTON (AP) Brayden Point scored two first-period goals Custom Vancouver Canucks Jerseys , Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots to earn his NHL-leading 35th victory and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 Tuesday night in a matchup between division leaders.Chris Kunitz also scored in the opening period, which ended with Tampa Bay up 3-0. That was enough of a cushion for Vasilevskiy, an All-Star who came in with a 2.34 goals-against average.After Alex Ovechkin notched his NHL-high 36th goal for Washington to make it 3-2 at 11:02 of the third period, Nikita Kucherov clinched it with a breakaway goal with 7:02 remaining.Article continues below ...The victory improved Tampa Bay’s NHL-best record to 40-17-3 and kept the Lightning ahead of surging Boston in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference.Lars Eller scored a power-play goal for the Capitals, who lead Pittsburgh by one point in the Metropolitan Division.FLYERS 3, CANADIENS 2, OTPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jakub Voracek scored the tying goal with 1:25 left in regulation and then got the game-winner 1:26 into overtime to lift Philadelphia past Montreal.Voracek also had an assist and Nolan Patrick had the other goal for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-0-2 in its last nine games. The Flyers, third in the Metropolitan Division, pulled two points behind second-place Pittsburgh and three behind first-place Washington.Paul Byron and Jeff Petry scored for Montreal, which lost its sixth straight. The Canadiens‘ NHL-worst road record fell to 8-19-2.With Philadelphia goalie Alex Lyon pulled for an extra attacker, Voracek sent the game to overtime with a slap shot from the point that deflected off Montreal’s Max Pacioretty and through goalie Carey Price’s five-hole.Voracek netted the game-winner when he skated to the slot and fired a wrist shot past Price’s glove side.BLUE JACKETS 2, DEVILS 1NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Defenseman Scott Harrington broke a second-period tie with his second goal of the season www.officialcapitals.com , and slumping Columbus snapped a three-game skid and ended New Jersey’s four-game winning streak.Boone Jenner also scored as the Blue Jackets moved into the second wild-card position in the Eastern Conference with 65 points, one ahead of Carolina and the Islanders. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves in helping the Blue Jackets win for the fifth time in 15 games (5-9-2).Taylor Hall scored for the Devils to extend his point-scoring streak to 12 games, tying David Pastrnak of the Bruins for the league-high this season. He also pushed his personal point-scoring streak to 19 games. He missed three games with a thumb injury, so the league does not consider that to be part of his current streak.Keith Kinkaid had 17 saves for New Jersey, which holds the first wild-card spot in the conference.PREDATORS 3, RED WINGS 2DETROIT (AP) – Viktor Arvidsson scored his third goal in two games and Nashville ended its seven-game skid to Detroit.Scott Hartnell and Kyle Turris also scored, and Juuse Saros stopped 34 shots for the Predators, who ended a three-game losing streak in Detroit since a win on Nov. 19, 2013.Andreas Athanasiou and Tomas Tatar scored for the Red Wings, and Jimmy Howard finished with 26 saves.SHARKS 3, BLUES 2ST. LOUIS (AP) – Logan Couture and Mikkel Boedker each had a goal and an assist, sending San Jose to a victory over slumping St. Louis.Joonas Donskoi also scored and Martin Jones made 30 saves for the Sharks, who have won five of their last six games.Ivan Barbashev and Vladimir Tarasenko had the goals for the Blues, who have lost a season-high four straight.All five goals were scored in the second period.KINGS 4 Washington Capitals T-Shirts Authentic , JETS 3WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Dion Phaneuf scored on the power play for his third goal in four games with Los Angeles, helping the Kings cap a seven-game road trip with a win over Winnipeg.Alec Martinez also scored on the power play, Dustin Brown’s goal late in the third period stood as the winner and Torrey Mitchell had the other goal for the Kings. Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 shots to win his fifth straight start.Anze Kopitar picked up an assist on Brown’s goal, giving him his 800th NHL point in his 900th career game.Patrik Laine scored on the power play with 49 seconds left to trim the deficit for Winnipeg. Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien had the other Jets goals, and Laine added an assist.Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves for the Jets, who completed a 6-3-1 homestand.It was the third consecutive win for the Kings, who were coming off a 3-1 victory at Chicago the night before and went 4-3 on their trip.MAPLE LEAFS 1, PANTHERS 0TORONTO (AP) – Frederik Andersen made 40 saves, James van Riemsdyk scored his 25th goal with 28 seconds left in the first period and surging Toronto blanked Florida.The shutout was Andersen’s career-best fifth of the season. The 28-year-old goalie has reached 30 wins for the third time.The Maple Leafs have won 11 of 12 and improved to 14-4-2 since Jan. 4.The Panthers have dropped back-to-back games after opening their five-game road trip with three straight wins. Florida entered the night six points out of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots in the loss.BRUINS 3, OILERS 2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – David Krejci broke a tie with 1:04 remaining and Boston rallied for three goals in the third period to beat Edmonton.Noel Acciari and Matt Grzelcyk also scored for the Bruins, who have won seven of nine and are one point back of Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division and overall NHL standings.Ryan Strome and Jujhar Khaira had the goals for the Oilers, who have lost seven of eight.Strome got the Oilers on the scoreboard on a 2-on-1 break with 1:31 left in the first period as Edmonton was being outshot 13-2 to that point. 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Semyon Varlamov finished with 24 saves.Brandon Suter and Nikolay Goldobin each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks in a wild second period. Darren Archibald and Bo Horvat also scored for Vancouver. Nilsson stopped 29 shots.