Coyotes get back in series

The Arizona Coyotes needed a big game from someone.

They got it from Darcy Kuemper made who 49 saves in a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of their series.

The Coyotes trail in the series 1-2.

“I’m just trying to go out there and take it one shot at a time and focus on the next save, not really getting caught up in what’s going on,” Kuemper said. “Today we did a really good job of defending. We really defend well as a unit, everyone buys in, and it makes it a lot easier to see the puck.”

Arizona was in danger of losing control of the series.

“This is a big win for us,” Arizona coach Rick Tocchet said. “It’s going to relax some guys. It’s the [Stanley Cup] Playoffs, though. Anything can happen. You have to be ready for it. We just gave ourselves another opportunity winning this game. I think guys believe that [it was a] good win, but they know they have to play better, and I like that. It’s not like we’re sitting there patting each other on the back. I do like the fact that they know they have to play better to win the next game.”

Four different skaters struck for Arizona goals including Derek Stepan, Brad Richardson, Taylor Hall and Lawson Crouse.

“It was big timing on the goal,” Richardson said. “It was nice momentum for us. They’ve had a lead a lot of the series, so it was nice to have that lead and we were able to lock it down in the third period.”

Andre Burakovsky and Mikko Rantanen were the Colorado strikers.

“I didn’t think we shot the puck real well,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “Now that it’s all said and done and you look at some of the chances and yet we don’t capitalize on them. We have to find a way to get in Kuemper’s eyes a little bit more. If he’s seeing them, he’s stopping them. He had a great night tonight. You’ve got to tip your cap to him and the Coyotes. They forced us into a couple turnovers and capitalized on them, and we couldn’t find a way to put enough goals into the back of the net.”

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Pavel Francouz made 19 saves in eh Avs loss.

“First goal we turned the puck over in (defensive) zone coverage and had guys go for a skate and they couldn’t get back, so we’re trailing right away,” Bednar said.