“We knew it would be a hard task down 3-0,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said. The Coyotes carried the play for much of the final two periods, but had nothing to show for it until Crouse scored his second of the season, beating Vasilevskiy from the right circle.
“The first goal happened, and then the second goal and the third, and before you know it you find yourself chasing one of the best teams in the league,” Crouse said.Īlex Barre-Boulet scored his first of the season at 13:38 of the second period, using a backhand chip to deflect Mikhail Sergachev’s left-point pass over Prosvetov. It was the Lightning’s first power-play goal at home this season in 12 opportunities. He controlled the puck behind the net to the right of Prosvetov and backhanded it off the goalie’s back and into the net for his fifth goal. It became 3-0 at 10:41 when Stamkos ended Tampa Bay’s 0-for-15 power-play drought. Killorn made it 2-0 at 7:40 with his sixth of the season, scoring on a breakaway after Coyotes defenseman David Mayo misplayed the puck at Tampa Bay’s blue line. Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead 5:39 into the game when Killorn finished off a 2-on-1 break by taking a pass from Stamkos and beating Prosvetov from inside the left circle. Rookie goalie Ivan Prosvetov, playing his first game since being recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday, finished with 23 saves for Arizona in his fourth NHL game.