Phil Kessel scored two goals, Antti Raanta stopped 31 shots and the Arizona Coyotes bounced back from an opening loss to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Saturday.

Arizona got off to a slow start before coming to life late in a shootout loss to San Jose on Thursday night. The Coyotes pressured the Sharks from the start Saturday, scoring four goals in the opening two periods.

Kessel, who struggled with injuries in his first season in the desert, scored the tying goal in the closing seconds of the opener and had goals in each of the first two periods Saturday.

Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel (81) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with defenseman Jordan Oesterle (82) and center Christian Dvorak (18) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)

Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel (81) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with defenseman Jordan Oesterle (82) and center Christian Dvorak (18) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)

Clayton Keller scored for the second straight game, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had three assists for Arizona. Jakob Chychrun and Barrett Hayton also scored.

Timo Meier had a goal and an assist, and Martin Jones allowed five goals on 24 shots for the Sharks. Ryan Donato and Tomas Hertl also scored.

San Jose won the opener of the two-game opening series 4-3 in a shootout Thursday night. In that game, the Sharks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, but Arizona scored two goals in the final 3:30 — one by Kessel with 3.2 seconds left — to force overtime.

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) goes after a puck on a shot from San Jose Sharks right wing Kevin Labanc, left, as Coyotes' Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) goes after a puck on a shot from San Jose Sharks right wing Kevin Labanc, left, as Coyotes' Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)

San Jose went up early again in the rematch, scoring on a power play 3 1/2 minutes in when Donato tipped a shot by Timo Meier.

Kessel didn't wait as long for the tying goal, scoring on a backhanded shot on a power play midway through the first period. Hayton then gave the Coyotes their first lead of the season, beating Jones stick side on a shot that hit the crossbar.

Meier tied it less than two minutes later when his cross caromed off a skate out front past Raanta late in the period.

Arizona Coyotes center Barrett Hayton (29) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with teammates Jason Demers, left, Jakob Chychrun (6), Lawson Crouse (67), and Johan Larsson (22) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)

Arizona Coyotes center Barrett Hayton (29) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with teammates Jason Demers, left, Jakob Chychrun (6), Lawson Crouse (67), and Johan Larsson (22) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)

Kessel scored again in the second period, tipping a shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson from the right circle. Chychrun made it 4-2 with a shot from above the left circle Martin had trouble seeing through traffic.

Keller, who scored the first of Arizona's two late goals Thursday, gave the Coyotes a three-goal lead by scoring on a rebound early in the third period.

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