Conor Garland and Carl Soderberg scored in regulation before Nick Schmaltz delivered the shootout winner for the Coyotes. Richard Morin, azcentral sports
In the 11 games the Coyotes have played this season, seven of them have started with their opponent scoring first.
For most teams — especially Coyotes outfits of the recent past — that would be a recipe for disaster.
Not only that, but early deficits have also been a contributing factor to the Coyotes' poor starts of the past two seasons. Through 11 games, the Coyotes were 0-10-1 in 2017-18 and 6-5-0 in 2018-19.