The Wrap: Boyd & Crouse Propel Coyotes to Third Straight Victory

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The Arizona Coyotes simply keep finding ways to win.
They're sure having fun along the way.
Travis Boyd scored twice, Lawson Crouse added a goal, and Ivan Prosvetov made 29 saves to lead the Coyotes to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday at Mullett Arena. The win marked Arizona's fifth straight at home, and the team has now earned at least one point in seven straight games.
The Coyotes had a nine-game point streak earlier this season, from Jan. 26 - Feb. 19.

Andrei Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson both scored for the Canucks, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. Thatcher Demko stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced in the loss.
Thursday's win was a complete team effort from start to finish.
"We have a lot of belief in each other right now, and I'm kind of running out of words," Boyd said. "We've proven to ourselves that if we play the right way any given night, we can beat any given team, and I think that's what you're seeing right now."

Boyd has been playing some of his best hockey of the season as of late, notching five goals and two assists over his last six games. Thursday marked his second career multi-goal game - the first came on March 7 - and it comes on the heels of his overtime winner on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames.
"It's nice to see them go in," he said. "It starts to build some confidence. You start playing with confidence, you start trying some things, and you get some bounces."
Prosvetov earned his second win in as many starts this season after shutting down the Canucks throughout the night, and is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and .958 save percentage in those appearances.
He allowed just one goal in his first start this year, and has been impressive since his callup from the Tucson Roadrunners earlier this month.
Vancouver actually struck first in the game, as Kuzmenko opened the scoring 5:14 into the first period after he took a pass from Anthony Beauvillier and tipped it into an open net.
Boyd then tallied a critical goal with just 30 seconds remaining in the frame, snapping a wrist shot past Demko. His second goal of the game - and his 14th this season - gave the Coyotes the lead at 12:44 of the second period.
Crouse put the Coyotes up 3-1 with their second power-play goal of the game, shooting from the bottom of the left circle past Demko. The 25-year-old forward has already eclipsed his career highs for goals and points in a season, and has registered at least one point in seven of his last eight games.

Arizona finished the game 2-for-3 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
"We found a way to score goals on special teams," head coach André Tourigny said, "and our PK was rock solid."
Pettersson's goal pulled Vancouver to within a goal at 11:41 of the third period, but the Canucks were not able to get any closer than that.
Forward Clayton Keller continued his point streak with an assist on Boyd's second goal, extending it to seven games. Barrett Hayton isn't far behind, having found the scoresheet in his last six.
All of that adds up to contributions up-and-down the lineup, and a whole lot of fun on the Coyotes' bench.
"We're playing determined hockey right now, and it's a lot of fun," Crouse said. "We're having a lot of fun with it, and everyone's contributing."
Arizona is back in action on Saturday against the Blackhawks, and the game will be televised on Bally Sports Arizona (TV) and Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Radio). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 pm MST.