The Arizona Coyotes came out flying against the Florida Panthers, dominating the first period of play. In that time, the Coyotes out shot the Panthers 11 to 8 and Tobias Rieder recorded his 16th goal of the season on a breakaway.
But Arizona were too content to rest on their laurels and fell asleep during the second period. A strange goal given to Florida by Mike Smith was an early warning sign for the Coyotes, who then bent for most of the period before breaking in the dying minutes of play and allowing two quick Panthers’ goals.