The Coyotes were unable to finish off a win over the division-leading Edmonton Oilers, suffering a 4-3 shootout defeat on Sunday at Gila River Arena.
Oilers forward James Neal opened the scoring at 2:05 of the first period, taking advantage of a mental mistake by the Coyotes that resulted in an early Edmonton power play.
But the Coyotes responded minutes later with their own power-play goal, courtesy of Carl Soderberg at 9:43 of the opening frame. Nick Schmaltz delivered a beautiful feed on the goal.
The Oilers took a 2-1 lead in the second period when the Coyotes seemed to disappear for a bit, but Arizona responded after Christian Fischer potted the equalizer at 11:52 of the middle frame.