The Arizona Coyotes trip to Los Angeles feels weird. It was a single game in a season where most games are against the team twice, and it interrupted an eleven-game homestand. If this was a video game, it would be an optional sidequest, a quick trip to face an old rival before things get tough.
And things are about to get much tougher. Tonight the Coyotes face off against the Minnesota Wild for the first game of a back-to-back. Over the next two weeks, the Coyotes will face the Wild five times.
Arizona will have hopefully gained some confidence and momentum after beating the Kings.