Arizona Coyotes fall to San Jose Sharks

Sep 25, 2015, 11:15 PM

Arizona Coyotes' Connor Murphy (5) celebrates after assisting on a goal by Antoine Vermette, obscured at right, during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the San Jose Sharks on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Alex Stalock stopped 25 shots in the Sharks’ 3-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes, who fell Friday in their third preseason game.

Coyotes center Antoine Vermette scored a power-play goal for Arizona in the second period — Max Domi and Connor Murphy earned assists on the play.

Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi had power-play goals for the Sharks, and Brenden Dillon also scored. Joe Thornton and Dylan DeMelo each had two assists.

Anders Lindback and Louis Domingue split time in goal for the Coyotes. Lindback saved 17 of 19 shots on goal while Domingue saved 19 of 21.

Despite the San Jose win, the teams played a three-on-three overtime period, where the Sharks’ Marc-Edouard Vlasic added a fourth goal for San Jose.

Arizona Coyotes' Connor Murphy (5) celebrates after assisting on a goal by Antoine Vermette, obscured at right, during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the San Jose Sharks on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Stalock (32) is beaten for a goal on a deflection from Arizona Coyotes' Antoine Vermette (50) during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

San Jose Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) controls the puck in front of Arizona Coyotes' Anthony Duclair during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

San Jose Sharks' Timo Meier, left, battles for the puck against Arizona Coyotes right wing Steve Downie (17) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Arizona Coyotes' Christian Dvorak (18) crashes against the boards against San Jose Sharks' Timo Meier (28) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Arizona Coyotes goalie Anders Lindback (29) stops a shot on goal by the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Arizona Coyotes goalie Anders Lindback, right, is beaten for a goal on shot from San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon, not seen, during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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