Oilers' 4-goal third sends Coyotes to 10th straight loss
Feb 19, 2024; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Coyotes defenseman Josh Brown (3) checks Edmonton Oilers center Ryan McLeod (71) during the second period at Mullett Arena. credits: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Evander Kane scored two third-period goals and the visiting Edmonton Oilers rallied past the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Monday, sending the Coyotes to their 10th straight loss.
Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the Oilers, who have won two straight for the first time this month. Evan Bouchard had three assists and Stuart Skinner made 22 saves.
Nick Bjugstad scored twice for the Coyotes, who are 0-9-1 in their past 10 games. Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist and Matt Villalta made 20 saves in his first NHL start.
Arizona was playing the second of back-to-back games after a 4-3 loss at Colorado on Sunday.
Edmonton took a 4-3 lead with two goals 26 seconds apart early in the third.
With the extra attacker on during a delayed penalty, Kane scored on a wrist shot just inside the left circle to tie the score at 3-3 at 4:28.
Zach Hyman gave the Oilers a 4-3 lead at 4:54 when he tipped Mattias Ekholm's shot past Villata for his team-leading 33rd goal of the season.
Kane struck again at 6:31, deflecting Ryan McLeod's shot home to increase Edmonton's lead to 5-3 on his 21st goal, and Warren Fogoele scored into an empty net at 18:51 for his 11th of the season.
The Oilers took an early 1-0 lead when Draisaitl worked a give-and-go with Connor McDavid and sent a wrist shot over Villalta's shoulder during a power
play at 2:12 of the first period. The goal was Draisaitl's 27th of the season.
Bjugstad tied the score at 1-1 at 4:15 when he entered the zone on a two-on-one, kept the puck and scored on a wrist shot from the right circle.
Mattias Janmark put the Oilers back on top at 6:07, deflecting Brett Kulak's shot from the point past Villalta for his first goal since Nov. 28.
Clayton Keller tied the game when he scored his 22nd goal, power-play one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Nick Schmaltz at 2:53 of the second period.
Bjugstad gave Arizona a 3-2 lead at 10:52 when he came off the bench, received a stretch pass from Keller and beat Skinner with a wrist shot from the right circle for his 12th goal of the campaign.
—Field Level Media