SB Nation Arizona - Coyotes Lose Home Opener, 2-1 In Overtime Thriller Against Red Wingshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46593/arizona-fave.png2010-10-16T23:49:13-07:00http://arizona.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15199962010-10-16T23:49:13-07:002010-10-16T23:49:13-07:00Coyotes Fall To Red Wings In OT, 2-1
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<p>Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) – Niklas Kronwall scored with 18 seconds left in overtime to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.</p>
<p>Skating 4-on-3 in the overtime session, Henrik Zetterberg sent a hard pass from the low left circle to the slot, where Kronwall one-timed it through a screen and into the left corner of the net for the win.</p>
<p>“We kept shooting the puck and it finally went in,” said Kronwall. “We were getting frustrated all night, but we kept at it and we were able to pull out the win.”</p>
<p>Pavel Datsyuk scored the goal in regulation while Jimmy Howard turned aside 25 shots for the Red Wings, who had dropped their previous two.</p>
<p>Martin Hanzal lit the lamp and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 31 shots in the loss for the Coyotes, who played their first game after splitting a pair of contests with Boston in Prague, Czech Republic last weekend to start the season.</p>
<p>“When you give up as many power plays as we did you’re tempting fate too hard,” said Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett. “Especially when you’re playing a team like Detroit that has a great power play.”</p>
<p>Detroit eliminated Phoenix in seven games in the opening round of last year’s playoffs. It was the first time the Coyotes were in the postseason since 2002.</p>
<p>The Coyotes scored with 10 seconds left in the opening period as Hanzal’s wrister beat Howard for his first goal of the season.</p>
<p>Bryzgalov had to stop just five shots in the first period to keep Detroit off the board.</p>
<p>At the 7:03 mark of the second period, Detroit tied the game on Datsyuk’s second goal of the season.</p>
<p>Howard turned aside all eight shots he saw in the middle stanza. Each goaltender turned aside six shots in the third to force the extra session.</p>
<p>Detroit hosts Calgary on Thursday…Phoenix plays in Anaheim on Sunday…Each team won twice in the series last season…Phoenix went 29-10-2 at home last season…Detroit went 1-for-8 on the power play while Phoenix was 0-for-4.</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2010/10/16/1756685/coyotes-fall-to-red-wings-in-ot-2-1Cory Williams2010-10-16T14:58:46-07:002010-10-16T14:58:46-07:00Coyotes Home Opener: Detroit Comes To Glendale, 6:00 p.m. AZT
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">(Sports Network) - Set to play for the first time in nearly a week, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/phoenix-coyotes" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Phoenix Coyotes</a> will have revenge on their mind this evening when they return to Jobing.com Arena for the first time this season to host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Detroit Red Wings</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Coyotes were one of six teams to begin the season in Europe, where they split a two-game set with the<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Boston Bruins</a> in Prague, Czech Republic. Phoenix won the opener of that series, 5-2, on Saturday, but was shut out the following day, 3-0.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Ilya Bryzgalov</span> made 34 saves for the Coyotes, who went an excellent 29-10-2 at home last year and they will look to again make Jobing.com Arena at tough place for the opposition to play.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"We're going to have a lot of fun with [the home opener] and enjoy it," said captain <span>Shane Doan</span> on Phoenix's website. "We have to establish that this is a place that we play well at [and] when teams come in here it's going to be a tough night."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Detroit might be a tough club to intimidate. The Red Wings have points in each of their last six regular-season meetings with the Coyotes, going 4-0-2, and are 8-1-1 in their last 10 at Phoenix. That doesn't include last year's playoffs as Detroit eliminated Phoenix in the first round in seven games, winning the deciding contest, 6-1, at Jobing.com Arena.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">That loss ended the Coyotes' first trip to the playoffs since 2002.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bryzgalov is 6-8-3 with a 2.85 goals-against average in 17 career regular- season starts versus the Red Wings, but posted a 3.43 GAA in the seven playoff games last year.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Phoenix could be without forward <span>Ray Whitney</span> for tonight due to an upper-body injury, while Detroit will likely be without one of its top players in <span>Johan Franzen</span> because of a head injury suffered in Dallas on Thursday.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Franzen's injury came during a 4-1 setback as <span>Niklas Kronwall</span> scored Detroit's only goal in <span>Mike Modano</span>'s first trip back to Dallas since joining the Red Wings this past offseason as a free agent.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Modano spent 20 seasons with the Stars franchise and posted 557 goals and 1,359 points, both all-time records among U.S.-born skaters. He scored on his first career shot with the Red Wings, but hasn't recorded a point since.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Fans gave a standing ovation to Modano about five minutes into the game during a stoppage of play.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"It was really nice," Modano said. "It's great to be back, great to see a lot of familiar faces and people. Now we can move on and get into the season. I'm glad it was early to get it over with."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Chris Osgood</span> allowed four goals on 15 shots in the losing effort and Detroit could go back to <span>Jimmy Howard</span> in net tonight. Howard is 2-0-1 with a 2.62 GAA in three career starts against the Coyotes during the regular season and started all seven of the postseason games against them. He allowed three or more goals in four of those games, but just a combined two in the other three contests.</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2010/10/16/2322690/coyotes-home-opener-detroit-comes-to-glendale-6-00-p-m-aztCory Williams