In Glendale Saturday, the Arizona Coyotes were hoping to end a four-game skid and get to playing good hockey.
Jordan Martinook took a flip pass from Shane Doan on a set play and beat Jonathan Quick just 22 seconds into the third period to lead the Coyotes to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
“He just flipped it right where it needed to be,” Martinook said. “I don’t think Doughty knew I was that close, and I grabbed it. It sat down good for me, and I just tried to make a quick move. [Doan] is so good at that flip and he just always says, ‘You go and skate into it.’ That’s exactly what I tried to do, and that time it worked.”
Doan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Coyotes who finished a homestand at 3-3-1.
“Obviously, we wish that it was better,” Martinook said. “But to finish the way we did, with a win against L.A., it’s a big win and hopefully it gets us going.”
Nick Shore and Dustin Brown scored for the Kings in a lackluster effort.
“I don’t think tonight was nearly as good as it needed to be for a win,” the Kings’ Anze Kopitar said. “Top to bottom, everybody’s got to be a lot better. It’s a quick turnaround going into a tough building (at the San Jose Sharks on Sunday), so we’ve got to be ready.”
Louis Domingue made 26 saves for the win.
“I’m still learning in this league,” Domingue said. “I never thought they would give the goal … the strapping came off my mask and I couldn’t see; the mask goes below your eyes, so I just took it off. I thought they would blow the whistle. I should have gone back in the goal and I will never make that mistake again.
“I never dive on any play, so he definitely put me down. But I never thought it should have been a penalty. I just thought the play would end.”
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