The Arizona Coyotes had a few reasons to take the ice with vim and vigor.
Alex Tanguay and Mikkel Boedker were involved in a trade between these two days just seven days ago. Louis Domingue‘s issues with Patrick Roy in junior hockey are well documented.
The game didn’t quite start how they’d intended, however.
Shawn Matthias got the Avs on the board after Francois Beauchemin shot an innocent looking puck at Domingue that caromed up and over the goalie. Matthias tapped it in from the other side for the 1-0 lead.