The Coyotes were somewhat in disarray following their loss at home to the Minnesota Wild last Thursday night and, more importantly, the loss of starting goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper due to injury.
Due to their resilience, however, the Coyotes were able to rely on solid netminder Antti Raanta to take control of the reins as the starting goalie for the desert dogs on Sunday evening in the Motor City. They also introduced talented defender Jordan Gross to the NHL and its fans.
There was a lot of aggressive and positive hockey shown by the Coyotes in the Red Wings game, and in any tilt where a team scores 5 goals it usually (but not always, right Minnesota fans!