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Christian Dvorak, who was celebrating his 25th
birthday, scored twice for the Coyotes. Nick Schmaltz had a goal
and an assist, Phil Kessel had two assists and Darcy Kuemper
stopped 28 of 32 shots
The Blues have won four consecutive games while the Coyotes have
lost five of their last seven.
The Coyotes came into the game fresh from a four-day break
between games. They controlled the early play, outshooting the
Blues 8-1 in the first seven minutes while applying heavy
pressure on Binnington.
Dvorak put the Coyotes up 1-0 midway through the first period.
He drove to the net and redirected Tyler Pitlick's pass into the
net.
Hoffman tied the game with 2:35 left in the period with a rush
up the right wing. When Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski fell
down at his blue line, Hoffman had a clear shot at the net.
Faulk gave the Blues a 2-1 lead by zig-zagging through the
Coyotes to beat Kuemper from point-blank range 3:54 into the
second period.
But Dvorak tied the game on the power play by converting
Schmaltz's seam pass to the top of the crease. That goal came
after the Coyotes pinned the Blues in their zone with a 5-on-3
advantage.
Dunn put the Blues up 3-2 by stepping into the slot to convert
Jaden Schwartz's centering pass from the right corner with 8:15
left in the second period.
O'Reilly made it 4-2 by finishing off a 3-on-2 rush during
4-on-4 play less than two minutes into the third period.
With Kuemper pulled for an extra attacker, Schmaltz cut the lead
to 4-3 with 2:39 left by tapping in Conor Garland's pass to the
left post.
The two teams play again Thursday.
--Field Level Media
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