The Arizona Coyotes have played three games this week. Two were against teams ahead of them in the standings, the Vegas Golden Knights and St. Louis Blues, and one was against one of the few teams worse than them, the Anaheim Ducks. And because the Coyotes are incredibly predictable, the only matchup they lost was to the lowly Ducks, their opponent for tonight’s game.
Thursday’s game against the Blues was one of the better Coyotes’ games this season and featured a little of everything. They weren’t completely dominant, but thanks to a stellar performance from Karel Vejmelka and an offense led by a Nick Schmaltz hat-trick, the Coyotes walked away with the 5-0 win.