In Anaheim, Adam Henrique struck twice on Wednesday night and the Ducks defeated the visiting Arizona Coyotes, 4-2.
“Right from the start of the game, we got into our speed, got into our game,” Henrique said. “We were shooting pucks and it paid off tonight.”
Hampus Lindholm had a goal for the Ducks in the middle frame – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
John Gibson made 25 saves to get the win.
“Our execution was back, that was for sure, and for us to play well and to be able to play with teams like that, it has to start there,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. “It was something we keyed on in practice, and with the execution comes pace, and we had some pace.”
Vinnie Hinostroza and Lawson Crouse were the Coyotes’ strikers.
“We didn’t play our best game today, and we know that,” Hinostroza said. “We can make all the excuses we want for [the] first game back from break, but really we had three great practices and we should’ve had a better effort out there tonight.”
Arizona is 1-5-1 in their last seven.
Hampus Lindholm and Carter Rowney added single markers for the Ducks.
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Antti Raanta made 28 saves in the loss.
“We could’ve played much better,” Crouse said. “We had a long time off there to kind of regroup and gather our energy. Obviously, it’s a little upsetting coming back and playing that way. That’s not to our identity. We need to play better.”
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