The Coyotes extended the lead to 3-1 in the second period when Clayton Keller scored his 15th of the season, but things unraveled the rest of the frame. A shorthanded goal from Kreider began a run of four unanswered goals in just the second period, complimented by Juliane Gauthier, Artemi Panarin and Kreider again - all coming in a 7:12 span.
"There was great talk in between the [first and second] period and everyone was feeling pretty good," said Kyle Capobianco. "When their big guns get going, it's pretty tough. They just fed off the energy; the atmosphere was pretty great in here. I think they just took it to another level.
"I can't remember exactly if there was a certain play [that shifted the momentum], but we could feel the energy and they started to feed off the crowd. They kind of took it to us."
In the third period, Trouba added another to widen the lead to 6-3 and Kreider scored his third goal of the night later on to complete the hat trick.
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The Game:
First Period (ARI 2, NYR 1): Liam O'Brien (2), assisted by Loui Eriksson (8) and Shayne Gostisbehere (18) at 2:29. /// Jacob Trouba (7), assisted by Mika Zibanejad (25) and Chris Kreider (13) at 3:15. /// Andrew Ladd (6), assisted by Christian Fischer (4) and Riley Nash (2) at 6:56.
Second Period (NYR 5, ARI 3): Clayton Keller (15), assisted by Nick Schmaltz (9) and Travis Boyd (9) at 7:01. /// Chris Kreider (27), assisted by Jacob Trouba (13) at 11:30. /// Julien Gauthier (3), assisted by Dryden Hunt (5) and Kevin Rooney (4) at 15:26. /// Artemi Panarin (11), assisted by Adam Fox (37) and Mika Zibanejad (26) at 16:33. /// Chris Kreider (28) unassisted at 18:42.
Third Period (NYR 7, ARI 3):Jacob Trouba (8), K'Andre Miller (7) and Ryan Strome (22) at 1:33. /// Chris Kreider (29), assisted by Adam Fox (38) and Artemi Panarin (32) at 10:06.
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Statistics:
SOG:ARI - 29, NYR - 27
PP:ARI - 0/5, NYR - 2/4
FO%:ARI - 62%, NYR - 38%
Hits:ARI - 16, NYR - 24
Blocks: ARI - 14, NYR - 19
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Tourigny's Take:"We started the second period well and we had our chances, but we gave that goal on their penalty kill and the game turned around. From there I did not like the way we fought and the grit we had and all that was not there. That's the part we're sour about."
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Kyle Capobianco said: "We have a good group. We're going to take a day off here, and we know we have a big challenge coming up in Pittsburgh. They have some big guns too. I think we just need to stick to what we've been doing; establish our forecheck and get shots."
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Notable:
• Clayton Keller notched his 15th goal of the season to surpass his total from last season.
• Keller's goal was the 83rd of his career, putting him into the Top-25 in franchise history.
• Nick Schmaltz has found the scoresheet in all seven games he's played the Rangers, totaling 1-10-11. The seven-game run is his longest ever against an NHL opponent.
• Liam O'Brien scored his second goal of the season, the first time in his career he's tallied twice in a campaign.
• Loui Eriksson notched his eighth assist of the campaign, his highest total in a season since 2018-19 with the Canucks (18).
• Phil Kessel played in his 50th career game against the Rangers, seeing 16:30 of time on ice.
• Travis Boyd has registered a point in three of his last four games and is one point shy of tying his single-season career-high of 20 back in 2018-19 with Washington.
• The Coyotes' 16 shots in the first period are the most they've tallied in a period this season and the four shots by the Rangers in that frame are tied for the fewest the Coyotes have allowed in a regulation period this season.
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Coyotes Lineup:
Forwards
Keller - Boyd - Schmaltz
Crouse - Larsson - Kessel
Ladd - Nash - Fischer
O'Brien - Galchenyuk - Eriksson
Defensemen
Capobianco - Gostisbehere
Moser - Strålman
Chychrun - Lyubushkin
Scratches
Dzingel
Roussel
Mayo
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Roster Notes: Defenseman Kyle Capobianco played in his first game since Jan. 4 after missing time due to COVID-19 protocol and being a healthy scratch the last two games. Capobianco replaced Dysin Mayo in the lineup, who was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol earlier on Saturday.
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What's Next: The Coyotes head to Pittsburgh and wrap up the road trip with a Tuesday evening (Jan. 25) contest with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. Puck drop at PPG Paints Arena is scheduled for 5 p.m. and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Arizona and ESPN 620 AM.
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Photo of the Game:Andrew Ladd high fives Christian Fischer after scoring Arizona's second goal of the game.
