On Thursday, the Arizona Coyotes pulled out a surprise upset against one of the top teams in the NHL, beating the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in regulation. Fortunately, today’s opponent, the Ottawa Senators, is not nearly as talented, but the Coyotes can not afford to take any chances.
Thursday’s win was a bit of a surprise because the Coyotes did many of the things that so often get them in trouble. Arizona had another slow start, they were outshot 43-29, they failed to generate on their power play, and they took multiple penalties.