SB Nation Arizona - Coyotes Stay Hot With Thrashing Of Anaheim Duckshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46593/arizona-fave.png2011-01-15T23:52:55-07:00http://arizona.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17018012011-01-15T23:52:55-07:002011-01-15T23:52:55-07:00Whitney's Two Goals Lead Coyotes In Romp Over Ducks
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<p>After enduring some December struggles offensively, the Phoenix Coyotes have found their groove here in early January. After hanging a five-spot on the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Coyotes showed that they had some offensive magic left, tallying six goals against the rival Anaheim Ducks in the 6-2 win.</p>
<p>Ray Whitney led the way with three points, including two goals, in the win. Those three helped Whitney get over the 900 point mark for his career, in his 1,115th game.</p>
<p>Whitney, of course, wasn't the only one getting in on the offense on Saturday night. The d-men jumped in as well, with Sami Lepisto and Adrian Aucoin both netted goals. Taylor Pyatt and Lee Stempniak also contributed to the offensive bonzanza, with Stempniak going home with an assist in addition to his goal.</p>
<p>Early on, the game looked to be another close one. Despite the Yotes holding the edge in shots, 13-7, the two squads went into the first intermission tied at one. The second period saw things get out of hand.</p>
<p>Aucoin's goal came just 30 seconds into the period, with Pyatt and Lepisto's goals scattered throughout the rest of the period. Whitney's goal, one of two allowed by backup Curtis McElhinney, proved to be the backbreaker for Anaheim.</p>
<p>McElhinney came in to start the third, with Jonas Hiller having allowed four goals on 26 shots through two periods of play. Both were quite a contrast to Phoenix netminder Ilya Bryzgalov, who allowed just the pair of goals on 28 shots.</p>
<p>With the win, Phoenix has another two points and now has 55 on the season, good for fourth in the Western Conference. They've scored at least four goals in four consecutive games, with 19 over that span.</p>
<p>They'll next meet the reeling San Jose Sharks, who have lost six of seven, on Monday afternoon.</p>
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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) - The month of January has been kind to both the <a 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;" href="https://www.anaheimcalling.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Anaheim Ducks</a> and <a 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;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/phoenix-coyotes" class="sbn-auto-link">Phoenix Coyotes</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 look to extend a seven-game point streak this evening at Jobing.com Arena while the Ducks begin a road-heavy portion of their schedule aiming for a fourth straight victory.</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 has gone 5-0-2 since the start of 2011 and picked up its third straight victory on Thursday. The Coyotes are fourth overall in the Western Conference, one point up on Anaheim, and four back of the Pacific Division- leading Stars.</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 Ducks, meanwhile will play five of six and 11 of their next 14 on the road following a 5-1-0 homestand. Anaheim is 8-11-3 on the road, where it has lost four of its last six, compared to 16-7-1 at home.</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;">While both clubs have done well in the new year, it is the Ducks who have had the edge over the Coyotes all season long. Anaheim has won three of four over its division rivals this year, including a pair of victories in Phoenix. The Ducks notched a 3-1 victory when the clubs last met at Jobing.com Arena on Dec. 28.</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;">Anaheim captain <span>Ryan Getzlaf</span> has six assists in the four meetings, but suffered multiple sinus and nasal fractures after getting hit in the face by a shot in the recent matchup. He isn't expected to return to action until sometime in February.</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;">Anaheim goaltender <span>Jonas Hiller</span> is 3-1-0 with a 2.25 goals-against average versus the Coyotes this year, while<span>Bobby Ryan</span> and <span>Corey Perry</span> both have three goals and three assists in the four meetings.</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;">Ryan notched the third hat trick of his career in a 7-4 victory over the Blues on Wednesday that capped the Ducks' homestand. Ryan, who has been filling in for Getzlaf at center on the top line, finished with a career-high four points and has six goals in his last three games after posting just three in 15 games last month.</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've realized that on a homestand you really need to come out and put your best foot forward," Ryan said. "The month of December was a little bit ugly. We've gone on streaks all year long. We need to come out at home, establish the forecheck and our identity."</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;">Perry added a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won six of their last seven overall and were coming off back-to-back shutouts. Hiller was in net for both and had his shutout streak end at 178 minutes and 34 seconds.</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 will try to make sure Hiller doesn't start building a new streak tonight and is coming off Thursday's 5-1 triumph versus Toronto. <span>Shane Doan</span>, <span>Taylor Pyatt</span>, <span>Lauri Korpikoski</span> and <span>Keith Yandle</span> all scored in the third period and <span>Ilya Bryzgalov</span> made 28 saves.</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] was really good," Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett said after his club won the opener of a four-game homestand. "These are very important games to us."</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 a little short at the blue line tonight after <span>Ed Jovanovski</span> suffered a lower-body injury late in the second period and did not return. Fellow defenseman <span>Michal Rozsival</span> has yet to play for the Coyotes since being acquired from the Rangers on Monday due to a bruised rib and isn't expected to debut until next week.</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, drafted by the Anaheim franchise in 2000, is 1-2-0 with a 3.03 GAA versus his former club this year, while Doan has a pair of goals and five assists in the four meetings.</p>
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