TAMPA, Fla. – A tough bounce against the Coyotes stood up as the decisive play in the game until they used a three-goal third period to rally past the Lightning for a 5-3 win Tuesday at Amalie Arena to improve to 1-1 on their five-game road trip.
Winger Radim Vrbata converted the game-winner during 4-on-4 action 6:39 into the third period, his team-leading 18th goal, after defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson tied it at 3 just 4:54 into the period on a shot from inside the blue line – his second in as many games after a 21-game drought. Later in the period, the Coyotes added another when defenseman Connor Murphy's clear deflected off defenseman Victor Hedman's glove as he tried to knock it down and fell into an empty net for a short-handed tally with 1:36 to go.