The Arizona Coyotes play their first game of 2023 tonight as their road trip continues. Unfortunately, they dropped the first game of their four-game trip, falling 5-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Penalties proved to be a problem for the Yotes again last Saturday. The Lightning had three power plays against the Coyotes and scored on two. The Yotes’ penalty kill has been inconsistent all season, and it’s probably best not to test it.
But it wasn’t all bad for the Coyotes. Arizona responded well to after goals, both theirs and the Lightning’s, and did a decent job generating offense.