by Daniel Dullum

AP photo: Center Ryan White (25), goaltender Ryan Smith (41) and Arizona Coyotes teammates celebrate their one goal victory over the San Jose Sharks at Gila River Arena in Glendale Saturday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – San Jose had a couple of things working against them Saturday in their NHL Pacific contest with Arizona.

One – the Sharks were on the final stop of a lackluster six-game road trip. Two – the Sharks ran into a rejuvenated and red hot Mike Smith.

Martin Hanzal’s goal at 1:16 of the 3-on-3 overtime gave the Coyotes a 3-2 win over San Jose. Smith did the rest, stopping 43 of 45 shots in his second game back after missing 12 games due to a knee injury.

With 3:44 remaining in overtime, Hanzal scored his second goal of the game and his third of the season. Parked near the crease, Hanzal deflected Alex Goligoski’s shot from the left point past the glove of Sharks goalie Martin Jones.

“Marty got the big goal, but Mike Smith is the reason we won,” Coyotes Coach Dave Tippett said. “Mike made some big saves at the right time and that was the difference.”

“You look at (Smith’s) record against the Sharks and this is one of those teams where his numbers are unbelievable,” San Jose Coach Peter DeBoer said. “We knew that this was going to be a tough game and we would have to work for our goals.

“We got a couple, but it just wasn’t enough.”

Aside from the third-period goals scored by Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels, Smith shut down four San Jose power plays and frustrated the Sharks all night.

“They just come at you. They’re smart players, veteran guys who know how to score,” Smith said “You can’t let your guard down in these type of games. As a goalie, you have to be sharp on every play because you don’t know if it’s going to be a good scoring opportunity or when the puck is heading toward the net.

“It’s a game where if you take a breather, they can take advantage of that pretty quick.”

It’s early, but both teams came into Saturday’s game looking for a needed victory. The Sharks, 3-6-0 since defeating Nashville on Oct. 29, are 1-3 on the latest road trip. San Jose beat Tampa Bay 3-1 on Nov. 12, but since has dropped one-goal decisions at Carolina (1-0 on Nov. 15) and St. Louis (3-2 on Nov. 17) before losing at Gila River Arena.

“There’s disappointment,” DeBoer said. “I was satisfied with the effort and the gut check in the third period at the end of a long road trip. Given how we played, we probably deserved more, but I was disappointed. We wanted two points tonight, I thought we deserved to get them but we didn’t get them.”

The Coyotes (6-9-2, 14 points) snapped a four-game losing streak, which started after Arizona beat Colorado 4-2 on Nov. 8. Since then, the Coyotes had suffered four consecutive one-goal losses to Winnipeg, Boston, and in overtime, Calgary and Vancouver before edging the Sharks.

Just 1:55 into the game, the Coyotes’ Jordan Martinook took a shot from the right circle and Tobias Rieder fired a one-timer off the rebound that beat Martin Jones to the stick side, giving Arizona a 1-0 lead.

It didn’t take San Jose long to retaliate – two seconds. The Sharks’ Michael Haley engaged Ryan White in fisticuffs off the faceoff, both received 5-minute fighting penalties.

“It was frustrating to come out so flat,” Sharks defenseman Paul Martin said. “We played really well. I think that even though we lost in overtime, we had the effort as far as creating chances and getting the puck to the net.

“We haven’t been as successful on those chances of late, but as long as we keep creating those chances, it’ll turn around.”

With Brenden Dillon serving a minor for tripping, the Coyotes made it 2-0 with a power play goal at 7:53 of the second period. Max Domi took a drop pass from Martin Hanzal, whistled a drive from the left circle past Hanzal’s screen outside the crease and past Jones on a tough angle to the glove side.

“(In the second intermission) we told the guys to stay on their toes,” Tippett said. “We’ve been having a hard time winning faceoffs, and we just had to work through it. We have a lot of young players who are learning some hard lessons here. So we’re relying on some of those veterans to get us through these games.”

San Jose (9-9-1, 19 points) cut the Coyotes lead in half 41 seconds into the third period when Joe Pavelski, parked in front of the crease, redirected Justin Braun’s floater from the right point and past Smith.

At 10:28 of the third period, the Sharks tied the game at 2-2 on a power play goal by Matt Nieto.

After Chris Tierney won the faceoff in the left circle, defenseman David Schlemko steered the puck to the high slot, where Nieto fired a one-timer that was redirected by Tommy Wingels in front of the crease. It was Wingels’ fourth goal of the season.

San Jose returns SAP Center Monday to host the New Jersey Devils, starting a five-game homestand that includes visits from Chicago, the New York Islanders, Anaheim and Arizona.

“Now, we’ll go home, look at the tape, look at the road trip,” DeBoer said. “I know we’ve played more road games than anybody in the league. That can’t be underestimated – how tough that is.

“So, I think if we go home, make some hay at home, we’re in a good spot.”

SHARK BITES: Pregame scratches for the Sharks: C Tomas Hertl, C Melker Karlsson and D Dylan Demelo. Hertl is one goal shy of 50 for his career. … Attendance was 13,148.