Two objectives were met in the first period of the Arizona Coyotes’ win against the host Columbus Blue Jackets. Clayton Keller scored the first goal of the game, and it was on a Coyotes’ power play.
Hopefully, that will boost Keller’s personal confidence moving forward, as well as the collective confidence of the power-play unit as the team moves on to Philadelphia to play the Flyers on Thursday night.
There’s something to be said about a team’s move away from friendly confines that allows them to focus on their jobs minus the distractions. The Coyotes played a more structured and simple game against the Blue Jackets, and that was a good thing.