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If the Arizona Coyotes can finish the next week and a half within a few points of the St. Louis Blues, they have a very real shot at making the playoffs. And to do that, they are going to need to steal some points against some better teams.
And after dropping their last two against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Coyotes need to start that tonight against the Colorado Avalanche.
Arizona was better yesterday afternoon than they were last Friday, but they still weren’t good enough.
Defensively they were a better team, which allowed Adin Hill to make the chance to make the saves he needed to make. They were also good on the penalty kill, killing both Vegas power plays.
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Tonight is a big night for the Arizona Coyotes. It is the final game before the NHL trade deadline, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this could affect the future of the franchise and the careers of everyone on the ice and behind the bench.
The Coyotes played the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, and a slow start doomed them. Vegas scored goals over 4 minutes and 31 seconds, putting the Coyotes in an extremely deep hole. They came close to crawling back but couldn’t complete the comeback and lost 7-4.
If the Coyotes want a chance tonight, they need to find a way to start on time and play a full 60 minutes. Vegas has shown that they can convert on even minor breakdowns.
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The Arizona Coyotes’ schedule is going to do them a lot of favors in the coming weeks.
They will play the San Jose Sharks four more times, the Los Angeles Kings three more times, and the St. Louis Blues once more. Not only are those winnable games, but they are games against the teams directly below them.
But it isn’t all easy, and the Coyotes will be entering a very tough part of the schedule. That starts tonight, with a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Arizona learned an important lesson on Wednesday, play a full sixty minutes and don’t stop until you have two points. And as much as that was the case against the Kings, it is absolutely going to be the case against the Vegas Golden Knights.