The Coyotes fell into an early hole – in manpower and on the scoreboard – and could never recover, getting tripped up 3-0 by the Blues on Saturday at Gila River Arena to snap their season-long five-game point streak.
Just 1:56 after puck drop, defenseman Anthony DeAngelo was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding. After losing his stick while battling with Blues winger Zach Sanford, DeAngelo hit Sanford into the boards. Sanford missed the rest of the first period but returned for the second.
During the ensuing five-minute power play, the Blues capitalized with just three seconds left at 6:53 on a point shot from defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to continue the unit’s prowess against the Coyotes as it had gone 8-for-12 with the man advantage during the teams’ previous three meetings.