Honestly it was easy to overreact to this game like Arizona won the Stanley Cup. Not only did the team win but they did it without their top line really making a difference. Nick Schmaltz, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and Conor Garland (twice) were the goal scorers tonight for the ‘Yotes, but that does not tell the entire story.
Arizona was faster, and a lot more fun to watch tonight. Throughout the entire week we spoke about how important it would be to score early.
Tonight was the first night Arizona had a lead in a game, and the first time they scored first in the game.