TEMPE, Ariz. — Connor Ingram made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season, Matias Maccelli scored and the Arizona Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Friday night time to finish a four-game shedding streak.

“He tracks the puck well, competes well,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny stated about Ingram.

“Maybe he’s better lately, but he’s been good for a long, long time. He’s had a really good start of the season. Now it’s kind of another day at the office, you know what I mean? It won’t go his way every night, but he gives us a chance every night.”

Ingram made his tenth begin within the final 12 video games. He has three shutouts in his final six begins.

Maccelli scored with 5:15 left within the second interval, discovering an open facet following J.J. Moser’s wrist shot from the left circle. Nick Bjugstad, jostling with San Jose defenseman Jan Rutta within the crease, redirected it to Maccelli for his sixth purpose of the season.

Maccelli prolonged his factors streak to 5 video games. He had a career-best nine-game factors run earlier within the season.

PHOTOS: Ingram makes 21 saves for third shutout, Maccelli scores in Coyotes' 1-0 victory over Sharks

“It feels good to get the two points,” Maccelli stated. “Guys play for each other, and we played for Ingy’s shutout tonight.”

The Sharks had two third-period targets disallowed and had a four-game factors streak stopped of their sixth consecutive one-goal recreation.

William Eklund appeared to tie it with 7:40 remaining when he beat Ingram from proper in entrance, however the purpose was disallowed after Arizona challenged it for goaltender interference. Sharks ahead Luke Kunin appeared to make contact with Ingram’s stick as he skated by way of the crease earlier than Eklund’s shot.

Givani Smith’s obvious purpose with 3:59 left within the third interval was disallowed after Arizona challenged it for offside.

“That was two really good calls, especially the obstruction,” stated Tourigny, who acted on video coordinator Hunter Cherni’s suggestions. “The offside was a little bit obvious.”

Kaapo Kahkonen made 23 saves for San Jose.

“It’s tough, obviously,” Kahkonen stated. “A couple of good plays there. Unfortunate they were disallowed. They looked at them and they were right calls. Nothing we can do about that. I still think had a great push as the end. We never stopped. Tonight just couldn’t get a bounce.”

Kahkonen had received 4 of his final 5 begins, and the opposite was an additional time loss.

“It’s an unfortunate bounce on that goal and goes right to their guy,” Kahkonen stated. “Nothing anybody can do there.”

Coyotes ahead Jack McBain was activated after lacking 15 video games due to a lower-body damage. Coyotes top-line defenseman Sean Durzi missed his third straight recreation.

The Sharks acquired defenseman Nick Cicek and a 2024 sixth-round decide from Vancouver for ahead Jack Studnicka in a commerce that was introduced earlier than the sport.

UP NEXT

Sharks: At Colorado on Sunday night time.

Coyotes: Host Buffalo on Saturday night time.

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