Tuesday, March 23, 2021 10:00 PM (ET)

Coyotes rally, top Avalanche in shootout

Field Level Media
Mar 24, 2021

Nick Schmaltz, Conor Garland and Christian Dvorak scored in the shootout, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Tuesday night in Glendale, Ariz.

Alex Goligoski, Lawson Crouse and Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist each for the Coyotes, who overcame a 4-2, third-period deficit. Arizona's Jakob Chychrun also scored and Adin Hill made 35 saves through regulation and overtime, with another in the shootout.

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist apiece and Valeri Nichushkin had a goal for the Avalanche, whose seven-game winning streak ended.

Jonas Johansson stopped 28 shots in Colorado debut, and Samuel Girard added two assists. Johansson, acquired from the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, failed to make a save in the shootout.

Joonas Donskoi scored the only shootout goal for the Avalanche.

The Coyotes took the early lead when Chychrun sent a shot through traffic and to the far post at 1:25 of the first period. It was his ninth of the season.

Just 3:27 later, Goligoski made it 2-0 when his one-timer from the slot beat Johansson for his first goal of the season.

Colorado came back later in the period on a power play, getting within a goal when Landeskog battled in front of the net, kicked a loose puck to his stick and knocked it in at 14:47. It was his 10th of the season.

The Avalanche tied it when Rantanen's shot from the right circle beat Hill to the far side at 18:49 of the first. It was Rantanen's 19th of the season.

MacKinnon put Colorado ahead with his 10th goal of the season and 200th of his career at 19:49 of the second period.

Nichushkin put the Avalanche ahead by 4-2 when he tipped Ryan Graves' shot from the point at 5:28 of the third. It was his seventh of the season.

The Coyotes got back in it with two goals in a span of 2:03. Crouse made it 4-3 when he scored on a rebound at 6:38, his second of the season, and Kessel had his sharp-angle shot sneak through for his 10th at 8:41.

--Field Level Media

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