Today, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Arizona Coyotes in their final matinee game of the season. They sent the home fans happy with a 2-1 shootout win. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak and a five-game home losing streak.
The Coyotes would be coming into this afternoon’s matchup with a must-win mentality—Arizona started the game one point out of a wild card spot behind Minnesota. With seven players returning to the lineup in the last two days, you’d expect to see a solid opening lineup and strong play to start the game and some pep in the step of the newly-healthy Devils lineup.