Coyotes Upset By Blue Jackets 5-2, Start March With 0-2 Record
Rick Nash totaled two goals and one assist, as Columbus downed Phoenix, 5-2, on Saturday night.
Rick Nash totaled two goals and one assist, as Columbus downed Phoenix, 5-2, on Saturday night.
Olli Jokinen scored the winner in a three- goal first period and the Calgary Flames held on for a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Coyotes goalkeeper Mike Smith was named one of the Three Stars in the NHL for the month of February.
Smith stops 39 shots and Whitney and Boedker score in the shootout to beat the Western Conference leading Vancouver Canucks and put an exclamation point on a historic February.
Mike Smith made 21 saves and Shane Doan netted a late insurance tally as Phoenix kept its hot streak alive with a 3-1 victory over Edmonton at Rexall Place.
Phoenix Coyotes complete another comeback against the Calgary Flames to stay unbeaten in regulation during the month of February. Remain tied with Sharks for first in Pacific Division.
Veteran forward Antoine Vermette has been traded to the Phoenix Coyotes from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a pair of draft picks and a minor-league prospect.
The Coyotes were down 3-0 early to the Kings, but Captain Shane Doan and Radim Vrbata led a comeback for the ages to send the game to a shootout where Coyotes would capture their eighth win of the month.
Radim Vrbata lights the lamp in overtime to give Coyotes seventh win of February and continue playoff surge.
Coyote Captain Shane Doan sent a message with a first period fight and his team got the message. Behind stellar goaltending from Mike Smith, the Coyotes record a 1-0 victory against the Kings and move up a spot to seventh in the standings.