Coyotes Game 46 Recap: Second period dooms Coyotes

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For the past two seasons, the Arizona Coyotes have matched up terribly against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are a much better team this season, so it’s not surprising that the Coyotes still match up terribly against them.

After regaining a playoff spot last Saturday, the Coyotes had a chance to extend their lead on the St. Louis Blues. They are only one point ahead and have now played three more games, so they could really use points.

The Coyotes have had some really bad starts lately, but tonight wasn’t one of them. They didn’t look great, but the bar was pretty low.

Minnesota was able to score first, with Kirill Kaprizov getting his 18th of…