This was a hard-fought win by the Arizona Coyotes. Though the Colorado Avalanche had their fair share of dangerous chances, and the Coyotes were by no means perfect, Arizona controlled most of the game. Nights like this are a huge step in the right direction for the Coyotes.

Where scoring has been an issue, three different players came through to hit the back of the net. Now if only they could get the top line scorers going, then they’d really be rolling.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0 Coyotes (Rider): Tobias Rider tapped in a beautiful drop pass from Brendan Perlini to score his 6th goal of the season, just 54 seconds into the first period.