In Detroit, Clayton Keller struck twice for the visiting Arizona Coyotes in a 5-2 win over the Red Wings on Sunday night.
“The Soderberg line was really good out there,” Tocchet said. “They had good puck possession. [Keller] was feeling it tonight. … He’s having fun out there and he’s doing the right things. … It seems like when he plays good defense, the other parts of his game are really good.”
Oliver Ekman-Larsson collected three assists in win over Detroit – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Taylor Hall had a goal for Arizona in the win.
Antti Raanta made 28 saves to get the win.
“I thought he was really good out there,” Tocchet said. “You could tell he was ready to get out there and play.”
Filip Zadina and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Wings.
“We were a step behind all night, and that’s been something that has happened in a lot of games this season,” Red Wings’ Frans Nielsen said. “I guess Christmas comes at a good time this year, so we can step away, spend some time with the family, and forget about all this. Things have to change when we get back from this little break.”
Carl Soderberg and Christian Dvorak also scored for the Coyotes.
“We obviously wanted to have a big game after [the loss to the Wild],” Ekman-Larsson said. “We’ve been pretty good on the road all year, so we felt like we were going to bounce back and have a good game.”
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Jimmy Howard made 40 saves in the loss.
“Physically, I felt fine and I had fun being back out there,” Howard said. “They were just quicker to pucks and quicker in every aspect.”
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