Arizona 4, New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Dean Morton
Linesmen:
Kory Nagy, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance:
10592
By Field Level Media
Dysin Mayo, Lawson Crouse and Travis Boyd scored in a span of fewer than eight minutes in the second period Wednesday night for the visiting Arizona Coyotes, who maximized their opportunities in a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.
Johan Larsson scored in the third period for the Coyotes, who won despite being outshot 36-17. The shots were the second-fewest in a win this season for Arizona, which had 15 shots in a 1-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 29.
Goalie Karel Vejmelka made 35 saves for the Coyotes, who have won two in a row for just the second time this season. Arizona is 5-3-2 in its last 10 games after opening the season 5-21-2.
Nico Hischier scored in the first for the Devils, who have lost three straight and gone nearly two weeks without a win. New Jersey had three games postponed this month due to COVID-related reasons.
Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood made 13 saves for the Devils, who allowed their fewest shots in a loss since the Philadelphia Flyers had 17 shots in a 3-1 win on Jan. 28, 2021.
The Devils outshot the Coyotes 12-1 in the first period and took the lead on Hischier's power-play goal at the 6:09 mark. New Jersey then outshot Arizona 9-1 in the first six minutes of the second before Mayo's sizzling shot sailed past Blackwood, who was screened by teammate Christian Jaros as well as a leaping Liam O'Brien, with 13:10 left.
Alex Galchenyuk picked off a pass by Ryan Graves deep in the Devils' zone to set up the go-ahead goal, which Crouse -- on his knees in the crease -- collected by putting back the rebound of a shot by Loui Eriksson with 8:28 remaining.
Boyd was shoved by Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler just before he got his stick on a shot by Clayton Keller and put it into the net with 5:47 left in the period. The Coyotes put the game out of reach when Crouse passed out of the crease to Larsson, whose shot went beyond Blackwood's stick, 8:27 into the third.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
New Jersey |
|
Lawson Crouse 2 |
Points |
Nico Hischier 1 |
|
Lawson Crouse 1 |
Goals |
Nico Hischier 1 |
|
Loui Eriksson 2 |
Assists |
Jesper Bratt 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Nico Hischier 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Karel Vejmelka .972 |
Save Percentage |
Mackenzie Blackwood .765 |
|
Karel Vejmelka 35 |
Saves |
Mackenzie Blackwood 13 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Arizona
|
17 |
4 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
4 |
28 |
| New Jersey
|
36 |
1 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
4 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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New Jersey will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Devils have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .286 after a loss.
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