Gästebuch » The Arizona Coyotes‘ confidence

EDMONTON Edmonton Oilers Hats Authentic , Alberta (AP) — didn’t waver after allowing a late goal.Vinnie Hinostroza scored in regulation and got the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Arizona Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the short-handed Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.Josh Archibald also scored for the Coyotes, who have won four of their last six.The Coyotes’ victory came after allowing a tying goal with just 11 seconds left in the third.“I don’t think that took any momentum from us on the bench, at least I didn’t feel it,” Hinostroza said. “I thought we played a great game and for 60 minutes, I think we controlled most of the game.“We still had our confidence that we were going to score and win it in overtime and fortunately we got the shootout win.”Darcy Kuemper stopped 35 shots through overtime and then 3 of 4 attempts in the tiebreaker.“They definitely pushed late and tied the game, but I think the urgency of the game allowed us to reset and to have a good overtime and big shootout,” he said.Adam Larsson and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had goals for Edmonton, which was without star forward Connor McDavid due to the flu. Mikko Koskinen had 33 saves as the Oilers lost their fifth straight and 11th in the last 12 (1-8-3).“We found a way to salvage a point and we continue to push forward,” said Oilers forward Sam Gagner Custom Edmonton Oilers Jerseys , who played his first home game with his original team after being re-acquired in a trade with Vancouver. “Down the stretch here we are going to have games where maybe we don’t deserve to win and we do. We just have to keep fighting for points because you never know what happens at the end of the day.”Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl and Arizona’s Alex Galchenyuk scored in the second round of the shootout.The Oilers outshot the Coyotes 7-2 in overtime, but couldn’t beat Kuemper.Edmonton tied the score 1-1 3:27 into the third on a point shot through traffic by Larsson for his third of the season. Draisaitl picked up an assist for his 70th point of the season.The Coyotes moved back in front midway through the third as Hinostroza was left alone in front to shovel in a rebound on the backhand for his 10th.The Oilers had consistent pressure late in the game and were able to tie it again. With their goalie pulled, Nugent-Hopkins battled at the side of the net to slip in his 19th of the season with just 11 seconds remaining.After a scoreless first period, the Coyotes went ahead 7:12 into the second. The Oilers failed to clear the zone, leading to a big rebound and a wide-open net for Archibald to get his eighth of the season.NOTES: It was the third of four meetings between the two teams this season, with the road team winning each time. They conclude the season series March 16 at Arizona. … Oilers D Andrej Sekera made his season debut after recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon during an offseason workout.UP NEXTCoyotes: At Vancouver on Thursday night.Oilers: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Both the Montreal Canadiens (1-1-1) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0) are contemplating changes to their roster and line combinations as they prepared to play Saturday at Bell Centre in Montreal.The Penguins, coming off a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, could have a different look against the Canadiens as coach Mike Sullivan stuck with the changes he made in the second period against the Knights.That meant Sidney Crosby was between Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel, and Derick Brassard was with Patric Hornqvist and Dominik Simon at practice on Friday. The Penguins’ top three lines are rounded out with Evgeni Malkin with Carl Hagelin and Phil Kessel www.officialhockeypanthersshop.com , who had a natural hat trick against the Golden Knights.Article continues below ...“Rusty brings an element of speed to that line,” Sullivan told the team’s website. “He can create a lot of loose pucks and turnovers with his speed. It allows that line to get the puck back in certain situations. It’s just a different dynamic.”Penguins No. 1 goaltender Matt Murray practiced with the team again Friday after missing the game against the Golden Knights because of a concussion. He will travel with the team to Montreal and could dress against the Canadiens.Changes could also be on the way for the Canadiens, who are coming off a tepid performance in their 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in their home opener Thursday. Veteran center Tomas Plekanec could play his first game of the season for Montreal given the firepower the Penguins present with Crosby and Malkin at center. If Plekanec plays, it will be the 999th game of his NHL career.Plekanec is a crafty defender who has a history of getting under Crosby’s skin. The Canadiens also need to improve in the faceoff circle. The Canadiens won just 23 of 60 faceoffs in the loss to the Kings.Plekanec practiced on a line with Charles Hudon and Andrew Shaw on Friday. Rookie Matthew Peca could come out of the lineup to allow Plekanec’s entry.“We for sure had some trouble in the faceoff circle,” Canadiens coach Claude Julien told Montrealcanadiens.com. “It’s one of the areas we need to improve on. Tomas can help us. For me today, it was to put him in that position to see how the line would look. I reserve the right to make my decision (Saturday), but it’s a possibility.”“It’s never fun to watch games from the press gallery,” Plekanec, who was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline last spring and returned to the Canadiens as a free agent in the summer Florida Panthers T-Shirts Authentic , told Montrealcanadiens.com “There are a lot of things you can’t control as a player, so I just tried to work on the things I can control.”The Canadiens’ offense often misfired and looked uncoordinated against the Kings. Julien made another move on Friday to try to get forward Jonathan Drouin going. He has no points and just five shots through three games, though three of them came against the Kings.Julien moved Drouin on to a line with Max Domi and Artturi Lehkonen on Friday.“I’m not producing the way I’d like to, but I think there will be periods like that every season,” Drouin told the team’s website. “I have to continue what I’ve been doing. I have no doubt I’ll break out of it.”