The Wrap: Coyotes Fall to Canucks in Overtime on Saturday

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Christian Fischer and Jakob Chychrun scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves, but the Arizona Coyotes fell to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime on Saturday.
Bo Horvat scored two power-play goals, including the game-winner in overtime, and Brock Boeser added his fourth of the season for Vancouver (10-12-3), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Goalie Spencer Martin stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced to earn his seventh win of the season.
Vejmelka forced overtime after stopping Canucks leading scorer Elias Pettersson on a breakaway with just seconds left in the third, but the Coyotes were unable to notch the game-winner in the extra frame.

Arizona is 0-2-2 in its last four games.
Fischer opened the scoring for the Coyotes (7-11-4) at 11:22 of the first with his second breakaway goal in as many games, wristing a shot from the slot past Martin. The 25-year-old forward has matched his goal total from all of last season in just 22 games this year.
Horvat tied the game with just over three minutes left in the first with a power-play goal, redirecting a perfect shot-pass from Elias Pettersson and past Vejmelka.
The Canucks finished 2-for-8 on the power play, while the Coyotes were 1-for-3.
"Just way too many penalties," Chychrun said. "That seems to be a theme for us lately, so we have to just find a way to stay out of the box. You just shoot yourself in the foot when you do that, so we have to be a little more disciplined."
Chychrun gave the Coyotes a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal two minutes into the second period, ripping his second goal of the season with a seeing-eye shot that went up and over Martin. It was Arizona's first goal with the man advantage since Nov. 13, and rookie Matias Maccelli earned a secondary assist on the play, his rookie-leading 14th helper of the season.

The Canucks appeared to tie the game with three minutes left in the middle frame after Nils Aman shot the puck into the net just moment after it was dislodged, however, the referees upheld the no-goal call after a lengthy review.
The NHL Situation Room said Aman did not have an imminent scoring opportunity prior to the goal posts being displaced, stating the "decision was made in accordance with Rule 63.7, which states, in part, that 'In the event that the goal post is displaced, either deliberately or accidentally, by a defending player, prior to the puck crossing the goal line between the normal position of the goalposts, the referee may award a goal. In order to award a goal in this situation, the goal post must have been displaced by the actions of a defending player, the attacking player must have an imminent scoring opportunity prior to the goal post being displaced, and it must be determined that the puck would have entered the net between the normal position of the goal posts.'"
Boeser tied the game at 11:48 of the third period, after he one-timed a puck from the left circle past Vejmelka on a broken play, setting up Horvat's game-winner in overtime.
The Canucks entered Saturday with the seventh-best power play in the league, and the man advantage was Vancouver's key to victory.
Coyotes head coach André Tourigny said the team "left a point on the table."
"It's a team on the other side feeds off either turnovers or the power play," he said. "We gave them a chance to be there. We're really good at 5-on-5, but if you give them a chance, that many power plays, or a 5-on-3, the chance that they will win is pretty high."
The Coyotes are back in action in Calgary on Monday, and the game will be broadcast on Bally Sports Arizona Extra (TV) and Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Radio). Puck drop is scheduled for 7 pm MST.