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National Hockey League
Arizona 3, Minnesota 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 6, 2023
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 4600

The Coyotes came from behind with two third-period goals and Karel Vejmelka stopped 33 shots as Arizona beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday in Tempe, Ariz.

Jakob Chychrun's second goal of the night tied the game just before the midway mark of the third period, and Jack McBain put the Coyotes ahead with 6:47 remaining.

Just 1:40 into the third period of a 1-1 contest, Minnesota defenseman Jonas Brodin picked up a long rebound of Joel Eriksson Ek's shot, found an opening and sent the puck past Vejmelka to put the visitors ahead.

The Coyotes answered with 10:25 remaining in regulation when Chychrun sent a shot from the circle past Minnesota's Marc-Andre Fleury (33 saves) for his first multi-goal game of the season.

Less than four minutes later, McBain found himself on a breakaway, then went forehand-backhand to flip the puck over Fleury.

Arizona killed a Minnesota power play in the final 2:34, thanks mostly to Vejmelka, who was on top of his game while stopping 15 of 16 shots in the third to help the hosts win in their return from the All-Star break and improve to 3-1-1 in the past five.

Kirill Kaprizov scored his 28th goal of the season for Minnesota, which had won two straight prior to the break. The Wild saw their season-high road losing streak extend to four in a row.

Minnesota held a whopping 14-5 shots-on-goal advantage through the opening 20 minutes, but the teams went into the first intermission scoreless.

The Coyotes hit the iron three times while recording eight of the first nine shots on goal in the second period, but it was the Wild who scored on their first attempt of the middle frame.

At 3:39 of the second, Kaprizov, who started the play, got the puck back via a cross-slot pass from Mats Zuccarello to successfully one-time it past Vejmelka.

Arizona managed to level the contest on its fourth power-play chance of the night when Chychrun, alone in the slot, drove the puck over Fleury's glove with 10:34 remaining in the second.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Arizona
Jonas Brodin 1 Points Jakob Chychrun 2
Jonas Brodin 1 Goals Jakob Chychrun 2
Calen Addison 1 Assists Christian Fischer 1
N/A Power Play Goals Jakob Chychrun 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Marc-Andre Fleury .917 Save Percentage Karel Vejmelka .943
Marc-Andre Fleury 33 Saves Karel Vejmelka 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 35 2 0-4 5-6 12 26
Arizona 36 3 1-6 4-4 8 30
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .343 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Wild have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .524 after a loss.