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  6. article_body => "<p>The Sharks make their first trip&nbsp;to Arizona on Saturday night, as the puck drops on their season series with the Coyotes. <\/p>\n<p>San Jose put up a strong fight against a tough Dallas Stars team on Friday night, outshooting Dallas 43-30 and posting a perfect penalty kill. But two quick third-period goals by the Stars were&nbsp;enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/sharks\/sharks-start-fast-swings-momentum-costly-loss-stars\" target=\"_blank\">hand the Sharks a 3-2 defeat<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 San Jose's second loss at American Airlines Center this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Desert Dogs are also coming off a loss, losing to the Stanley Cup-defending Washington Capitals on Thursday 4-2. Arizona is 5-4-1 in their last 10 games with 28 points in the standings, just five points behind San Jose.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday marks the first of four meetings between the Sharks and the Coyotes this season. In 143 total meetings between the franchises, San Jose holds a 74-50-7-12 record.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharks projected lines and pairs<\/h2>\n<p>Evander Kane - Joe Pavelski - Joonas Donskoi<\/p>\n<p>Tomas Hertl \u2013 Logan Couture \u2013 Timo Meier<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Sorensen \u2013 Joe Thornton&nbsp;\u2013 Kevin Labanc<\/p>\n<p>Melker Karlsson \u2013 Barclay Goodrow \u2013 Lukas Radil<\/p>\n<p>Marc-Edouard Vlasic \u2013 Justin Braun<\/p>\n<p>Radim Simek \u2013 Brent Burns<\/p>\n<p>Brenden Dillon \u2013 Erik Karlsson<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Dell \u2013 confirmed starter<\/p>\n<p>Martin Jones<\/p>\n<h2>Coyotes projected lines and pairs<\/h2>\n<p>Alex Galechenyuk \u2013 Nick Schmaltz \u2013 Clayton Keller<\/p>\n<p>Richard Panik - Derek Stepan \u2013 Christopher Fischer<\/p>\n<p>Mario Kempe \u2013 Brad Richardson \u2013 Conor Garland<\/p>\n<p>Lawson Crouse \u2013 Nick Cousins \u2013 Josh Archibald<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Ekman-Larsson \u2013 Kevin Connauton<\/p>\n<p>Jakob Chychrun \u2013 Niklas Hjalmarsson<\/p>\n<p>Alex Goligoski \u2013 Jordan Oesterle<\/p>\n<p>Adin Hill \u2013 projected starter<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Miska<\/p>\n"
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The Sharks make their first trip to Arizona on Saturday night, as the puck drops on their season series with the Coyotes.

San Jose put up a strong fight against a tough Dallas Stars team on Friday night, outshooting Dallas 43-30 and posting a perfect penalty kill. But two quick third-period goals by the Stars were enough to hand the Sharks a 3-2 defeat – San Jose's second loss at American Airlines Center this season. 

The Desert Dogs are also coming off a loss, losing to the Stanley Cup-defending Washington Capitals on Thursday 4-2. Arizona is 5-4-1 in their last 10 games with 28 points in the standings, just five points behind San Jose.

Saturday marks the first of four meetings between the Sharks and the Coyotes this season. In 143 total meetings between the franchises, San Jose holds a 74-50-7-12 record.

Sharks projected lines and pairs

Evander Kane - Joe Pavelski - Joonas Donskoi

Tomas Hertl – Logan Couture – Timo Meier

Marcus Sorensen – Joe Thornton – Kevin Labanc

Melker Karlsson – Barclay Goodrow – Lukas Radil

Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Justin Braun

Radim Simek – Brent Burns

Brenden Dillon – Erik Karlsson

Aaron Dell – confirmed starter

Martin Jones

Coyotes projected lines and pairs

Alex Galechenyuk – Nick Schmaltz – Clayton Keller

Richard Panik - Derek Stepan – Christopher Fischer

Mario Kempe – Brad Richardson – Conor Garland

Lawson Crouse – Nick Cousins – Josh Archibald

Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Kevin Connauton

Jakob Chychrun – Niklas Hjalmarsson

Alex Goligoski – Jordan Oesterle

Adin Hill – projected starter

Hunter Miska