The Arizona Coyotes came into Monday night facing their most meaningful game of the 2015-16 season thus far. With the Vancouver Canucks just one point back of the second place Yotes, the desperation was certainly there for both teams.
The early going in the first period was pretty rough for the Coyotes. With several turnovers in their own zone – including two by Laurent Dauphin in just his third NHL game.
Both teams had several scoring chances, with the captain Shane Doan getting two nice looks at Jacob Markstrom but he was unable to convert.