The Arizona Coyotes returned from the All-Star break with a step back. They collapsed again in the second period, giving up three goals in less than three minutes, and saw their offense come up short again in a 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Things started decently enough for the Desert Dogs. The Coyotes had a solid first period, outshooting the Canucks, while doing a decent enough job at controlling the game’s pace.
It was a good road period for the Coyotes, far from perfect, but plenty to build off. The biggest knock against it was the Coyotes didn’t score on either of their power plays, but surely that wasn’t going to come back to bite them.