Arizona Coyotes right wing Jan Jenik (73) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
San Jose Sharks goaltender Alexei Melnichuk (1) guards against a shot by Arizona Coyotes center Lane Pederson (93) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill (31) blocks a shot by San Jose Sharks center Noah Gregor (73) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier (28) is congratulated for his goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak (18) scores a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak (18) is congratulated for his goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
San Jose Sharks left wing Jeffrey Viel (63) and Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021.
Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel (81) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, May 7, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Arizona won 5-2.
Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel (81) scores against the San Jose Sharks during overtime in an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, May 8, 2021. The Coyotes won 5-4.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Phil Kessel scored his 10th goal of the season against San Jose 2:30 into overtime and the Arizona Coyotes ended their regular season with a 5-4 win over the Sharks on Saturday night.
Conor Garland had given Arizona the lead with 3:53 left before Alexander Barabanov answered for the Sharks with 48.1 seconds remaining in regulation.
That set the stage for Kessel to end his season with another goal against the Sharks for his 20th overall this season.
“You love to win,” coach Rich Tocchet said. “I don’t know if that’s great hockey. It was kind of river hockey. Probably good for the fans, but not the coaches. It was good to win. It wasn’t the greatest defensive effort for both team, but it was good to win.”
Christian Dvorak scored twice and Jan Jenik also scored for the Coyotes, who won just five of their final 17 regular season games to miss the postseason. Adin Hill made 44 saves.
Rudolfs Balcers, Kevin Labanc and Timo Meier also scored for the Sharks, who have lost 13 of 16 games heading into their regular season finale.
Alexei Melnichuk made 27 saves in his first career NHL start and took the loss.
“He battled hard. He played hard,” coach Bob Boughner said. “There were probably a couple he wanted back. I’m sure there were some nerves in his fist start in the NHL. It was a good thing he got in there and that first game drama was over with.”
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