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Crazy game between LA and Dallas tonight. Dallas was up 4-0 with 8 minutes left, then LA scores five goals in a row to take the lead, followed by a Dallas goal by Modano to send it into OT at 5-5, and then Anze Kopitar scores the game winner for LA. Unreal.
they couldn't of picked a worse time of year to run the 3 set with SJ as I'm having a case of the brokes right now - at least only 1 of the 3 are here in Phx - also SJ gets a game against the stars between games 2 & 3
is the league trying to mfg some bad blood in the division - aside from the normal home & home in consecutive days they normally pull out?!?!
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Absolutely brutal three game "series" against San Jose. Not only did they drop all three, they didn't look like they even belonged on the same sheet of ice. Once again, the Coyotes show a glimmer of hope that gets you wanting to believe they can step up a level, then come out completely flat and spin back to reality.
David Aebischer was let out of his contract so he could sign a 4 year deal with a club in his native Switzerland. Best of luck to him, I still don't know why he didn't get a better shot over Auld.
Bryz has been awesome, its amazing that he just fell right into the team's hands, considering Anaheim was asking for a first rounder for him this summer. Radim Vrbata had a huge night, with two goals (including the tying one with a minute left in the game) plus the shootout clincher. I can't believe the Coyotes stole this guy for Kevyn Adams.
Radim Vrbata had a huge night, with two goals (including the tying one with a minute left in the game) plus the shootout clincher. I can't believe the Coyotes stole this guy for Kevyn Adams.
He was on a bad Chicago team the last few years and for some reason was burried on the bench and still was able to get back to back 40 point seasons. He was never given a chance. Great to see him getting a chance to shine.
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Wow, what a great game to attend tonight. Coyotes really handed it to the Leafs.
One thing I did learn is that Hal Gill is a real loser. Nice way to try to pick a fight with Carcillo who is about a foot smaller. The 6'7" Gill is a really wuss.
And to all you band wagon Maple Leafs fans, glad your team lost!! Support the home team or move back to Toronto where you can shovel snow all winter.
What a great pick-up! I really would like for the team to lock up Bryzgalov for a few years.
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Coyotes ride Bryzgalov's 25 saves to fourth straight win
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Ilya Bryzgalov has fit in perfectly in goal for coach Wayne Gretzky's Phoenix Coyotes.
Bryzgalov made 25 saves for his fourth straight victory since joining Phoenix after being claimed off waivers from Anaheim, leading the Coyotes to a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
"He is truly one of the pieces of this puzzle," Gretzky said. "He's helped us turn this team around, and maybe our franchise. It's only four games and we have a long way to go. It's a nice start for him."
Bryzgalov has allowed only six goals in Phoenix's four-game winning streak, its longest since a seven-game run last Dec. 26-Jan. 9.
"Our players feel pretty good right now," Gretzky said. "Sure, we've win four in a row. The last time I've checked, however, that doesn't win you too many rings."
Toronto has lost four of its last five.
"Right now, this team is in a funk, and good teams found ways to get out of situations like this," Leafs captain Mats Sundin said. "Teams find out what it takes to win, and that's what faces us. No, we have not hit rock bottom, and have 60 games left to turn this thing around."
The Coyotes scored four goals in the first period, two in an 18-second span.
Daniel Winnik opened the scoring at 4:16, and Peter Mueller then beat Andrew Raycroft to the short side at 8:24. At that point, Toronto coach Paul Maurice pulled Raycroft for Vesa Toskala.
"I didn't like that first goal and made the change," Maurice said. "But that was not the story. We didn't move our feet, and that's a big part of the game."
Toskala allowed a goal on the first shot he faced, with Steven Reinprecht firing a wrist shot under the crossbar and over the goalie's glove hand at 8:42.
Kyle Wellwood countered for Toronto, but Derrick Morris made it 4-1 with 1:57 left.
"We're not playing the way we are capable," Toronto Darcy Tucker said. "If everyone works hard, we can turn this around. Our responsibility is to be accountable, and we all know what needs to be done."
Radim Vrbata completed the scoring at 2:05 of the second period. With a goal and assist, Vrbata has five points in the past two goals.
"Sometimes, you have to be lucky and be in the right spot at the right time," Vrbata said. "Before these two games, I didn't think I had a point in six. Now, I'm hot and the puck has found me."
Game notes
Toronto's Jason Blake has failed to score in 16 straight games. His assist on the Leafs' lone goal was his first point since an assist Nov. 2 at New Jersey. ... The Coyotes will play 10 of their next 12 on the road, including a six-game road trip. ... The announced crowd of 17,190 was the Coyotes' second largest of the season.
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