Hockey is a weird game. The Arizona Coyotes played the best and worst team in the Pacific Division in their last two games. First, they beat the top team, the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-1, only to lose 5-2 to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
The Coyotes may have started the second period down a goal, but the middle frame is when things really went out of control. Juuso Välimäki took an incredibly dumb slashing major, and the Ducks scored on the delayed call and the resulting power play. Arizona is sixth in penalties taken per game, and Tuesday showed how quickly things could get out of hand with a poorly timed penalty.