Quick starts have not been the challenge recently for the Arizona Coyotes. Finishing the job has been.
That was almost the case tonight with a third period push by the visitors, but the Coyotes leapt out to an early lead in the first before piling on in the second period to earn a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Gila River Arena on Saturday night.
Scoring Summary
1-0 Arizona - Tampa Bay’s shaky goaltending situation reared its ugly head early as Tobias Rieder benefited from an ill-advised attempt by Ben Bishop to cheat on a potential cross-ice pass.