Arizona defenseman Kevin Connauton had his first career two-goal game, and the Golden Knights missed a chance to extend their lead in the Pacific Division by falling 3-2 to the last-place Coyotes on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Alex Tuch redirected Jonathan Marchessault’s drive from the point for a power-play goal that tied the score at 2 with 5:17 remaining in the second period.
But Connauton put the Coyotes up 3-2 less than a minute later when his wrist shot from the point got through traffic.
Erik Haula scored his 29th goal of the season in the second period for the Knights (48-22-7, 103 points), who maintained a five-point lead over San Jose in the Pacific Division with five games remaining.