Vejmelka, Doan lead Coyotes to Overtime Win Over Oilers
Matias Maccelli scored the overtime winner, Josh Doan and Logan Cooley also scored, and the Arizona Coyotes topped the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime on Sunday. Karel Vejmelka made 38 saves to earn his fifth win out of his last seven starts.
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Doan and Maccelli each finished with two points on the night, and the Coyotes have won three of four in their current five-game road trip – the last two of which have come against the top two teams in the Pacific Division.
“Our guys are showing how proud they are, how much they care for each other, and they want to have success together,” head coach André Tourigny said. “It’s cool to see themselves cheering for each other and pushing in the same direction like that.”Adam Henrique and Darnell Nurse scored for the Oilers, who earned a point while trying to catch the Vancouver Canucks for the Pacific Division’s top spot. Calvin Pickard made 25 saves in the loss.
Doan opened the scoring 5:20 into the first period, firing home a rebound from the slot following Jack McBain’s initial shot. The 22-year-old now has four goals and three assists in nine career NHL games.
“Tonight he was really good,” Tourigny said. “He scored, but more than that, in the forecheck, with his stick he was relentless and created a lot of chaos at the others ends.
Henrique tied the score at 1:49 of the second period with his 23rd goal of the season, but Cooley helped Arizona took the lead on 5:37 minutes, scoring from close range after Pickard made his first save. Cooley became just the fourth player in team history to score 20 goals in his rookie season, and he is currently tied with Anthony Duclair for the fifth most points by a rookie in team history.
“He has to learn some things and the NHL is the best league in the world,” Tourigny said. “He’s matured a lot this year, he’s improved a lot and I’m really happy that he’s taken this step.”
Nurse equalized at 1:12 of the third inning, scoring the winning run for the home team. from the left point through a screen, and both teams were scoreless in the remaining time to start extra time
Maccelli finished the game with his 15th goal of the season, equaling a shot from the front left rim. by Pickard to end the game.
