In Glendale, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho struck for two goals and three points each in a 5-3 win for the Carolina Hurricanes over the Coyotes.
James Reimer made 30 saves to get the win.
“That’s what we have to do, score and help the team win games,” Svechnikov said of playing alongside Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, who was restored to the top line after Carolina fell behind 2-0.
“[Assistant coach Jeff Daniels] said, `We’ve got to do something there and put those guys back together,'” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “It was a good call by him. That was the difference in the game. That line was pretty dynamic.”
Alex Goligoski, Conor Garland and Christian Dvorak scored for the Coyotes.
“For a six- or seven-minute stretch (in the second period), we got soft. We just did dumb things and that’s what upsets me,” Arizona coach Rick Tocchet said. “It’s just stupidity. We’re not an overly tough team, I get that, but you’ve got to get through people and you’ve got to get on people (defensively).”
Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Canes.
“[Svechnikov] is awesome to play with; he’s got speed, he’s got skill, he can score goals,” Aho said. “I kept trying to find him and we tried to play fast hockey and skate to a lot of chances.”
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Antti Raanta made 26 saves in the loss.
“We got off to a good start, but we had mental lapses,” Garland said. “We made some mistakes, but we fought back and gave ourselves a chance. We’ve just got to convert them.”
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