The Arizona Coyotes came into today’s match-up against the Minnesota Wild looking to break a four-game losing streak. Antti Raanta was given the call to lace up his skates and play in net for the first time since March 22nd. The Yotes were 0-3 in Minnesota entering the game, being outscored 11-1 in the previous meetings hosted at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN this season.
1st Period:
The pace of play was a drastic improvement for the Arizona Coyotes early against the Minnesota Wild in today’s early outing. This improvement was apparent during the 8:43 seconds of play without a whistle after the first minute passed in the period.