Phoenix 4, Dallas 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees:
Mike Hasenfratz, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
11162
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Radim Vrbata scored his team-leading 25th goal of the season to snap a tie late in the second period and Mike Smith stopped 28 shots as the Phoenix Coyotes skated to a 4-1 road triumph over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
All-Star defenseman Keith Yandle, fellow blueliner Derek Morris and Raffi Torres also tallied for Phoenix, which pulled into a tie with the Minnesota Wild for eighth place in the Western Conference. Dallas is two points behind the Coyotes and Wild.
After Michael Ryder leveled the contest at 2:34 of the second period with a blast from the right faceoff circle, Vrbata regained the lead for Phoenix with 5:30 left in the session.
Vrbata accepted defenseman Rostislav Klesla's centering feed and directed the puck past Kari Lehtonen.
Torres scored 5:41 into the third period and Morris added his first goal of the season before Smith closed the door to improve to 4-0-0 against the team that drafted him in 2001.
Lehtonen finished with 20 saves to fall to 4-2-3 in his career versus the Coyotes.
Top Game Performances
| Phoenix |
|
Dallas |
|
Radim Vrbata 2 |
Points |
Michael Ryder 1 |
|
Radim Vrbata 1 |
Goals |
Michael Ryder 1 |
|
Ray Whitney 2 |
Assists |
Philip Larsen 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Mike Smith .966 |
Save Percentage |
Kari Lehtonen .833 |
|
Mike Smith 28 |
Saves |
Kari Lehtonen 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Phoenix
|
24 |
4 |
0-1 |
4-4 |
8 |
24 |
| Dallas
|
29 |
1 |
0-4 |
1-1 |
2 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Stars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .542 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .360 after a win and .552 after a loss.
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