The odds looked stacked against the Arizona Coyotes in the first period, but the team managed a rally against the Ottawa Senators.
Following Clayton Keller’s game misconduct and an unsuccessful challenge against the Senators’ second goal in the opening period, the Coyotes were outmatched by the Senators.
While the Coyotes haven’t fared well when playing behind in the skid, the offense rallied in Keller’s absence and posted big goals to keep the game from slipping away, ending in a 5-3 loss on Thursday at Mullett Arena.
Karel Vejmelka faced 18 shots just in the second period.