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Antti Raanta made 40 saves for the Coyotes, who
stopped a two-game skid. Raanta especially stood tall while
stopping 17 shots in a one-sided third period dominated by the
hosts.
After a scoreless first period, the teams trade power-play goals
on both sides of the midway point of the second frame. Arizona's
Clayton Keller opened the scoring with his second goal in as
many games, when he received a cross-ice pass from Jordan
Oesterle and rang a shot off the near post and into the net at
9:26 of the period.
Kings defenseman Drew Doughty replied with a man-advantage
marker 93 seconds later. Adrian Kempe set him up for the shot
and Doughty one-timed a rocket from the top of the right circle
for his sixth goal of the season.
That set the stage for the Coyotes to pull away with a pair of
quick goals. Schmaltz restored Arizona's lead when he gained the
puck at the right point, moved into the circle and ripped a
top-shelf offering at 12:40 of the middle frame.
Before that goal could even be announced, Larsson posted his
third goal of the season to make it a 3-1 affair. Kings
defenseman Olli Maatta coughed up the puck to Larsson in the
slot, and Larsson immediately slipped a shot past Jonathan
Quick.
The Kings, a strong third-period team, pulled within a goal
thanks to Gabriel Vilardi's deflection tally with 6:13 remaining
on the clock, shortly after Quick made a clutch save on Conor
Garland. However, Los Angeles couldn't find the equalizer.
Quick stopped 20 shots for the Kings, who have now lost three
straight (0-2-1) after cobbling together a six-game winning
streak.
--Field Level Media
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