However, the Oilers edged the Coyotes in aggregate, and leave the Valley one of two eight-point teams in the NHL. Warren Foegele tallied first with under two minutes to play in the opening frame that gave the Oilers a lead they'd never look back from.
Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid each notched a goal in the second period that widened the Coyotes deficit to 3-0 after 40 minutes of play.
"We're happy about the way that we defended [McDavid and Draisaitl], the pride we have to play the right way against them," said Tourigny. "That was cool to see the boys really tuned in and work really hard at it. There's a lot of good things we did in that game. It was more consistent, it was more structured. We need to find a way to score goals and to make the little things that will make a difference. But I thought we did a lot of good things."
Mayo's goal just 1:25 into the third period gave Arizona a spark, but it would not ignite a rally. Edmonton took advantage of two power-play opportunities and extended its lead to 5-1 before the final buzzer.
"Obviously it's a tough pill to swallow but I think today we didn't play that bad," said Dmitrij Jaskin. "I think we played pretty well, and we deserve a little more. We should've capitalized on those scoring chances, and I think we would be in better shape but that didn't happen, so we just have to keep working on it."
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The Game:
First Period (EDM 1, ARI 0): Warren Foegele (1), assisted by Zack Kassian (2) and Evan Bouchard (2) at 18:02.
Second Period (EDM 3, ARI 0):Zach Hyman (2), assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4) at 6:31. /// Connor McDavid (5), assisted by Jesse Puljujarvi (5) and Tyson Barrie (1).
Third Period (EDM 5, ARI 1):Dysin Mayo (1), assisted by Ryan Dzingel (2) and Andrew Ladd (1) at 1:25. /// Zach Hyman (3), assisted by Connor McDavid (5) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5) at 9:05. /// Connor McDavid (6), assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6) and Tyson Barrie (2) at 10:58.
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Statistics:
SOG: ARI - 27, EDM - 31
PP:ARI - 0/4, EDM - 2/2
Hits:ARI - 25, EDM - 24
Blocks: ARI - 14, EDM - 9
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Tourigny's Take:"I think we had a really good first period. They were opportunistic on their chance, and in the second period the short-handed goal was a big swing. Our power play was confident and we've played well on our power play so far this year, but instead of getting back in the game, you give them a bigger lead, so that was a big swing. But I liked the way the guys responded in the third. We came back and were two shots away from tying the game, but unfortunately when our penalty killing was counted upon, we couldn't get it done."
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Dysin Mayo said:"I think when you get that many power plays in a row, and you can't get a goal off of them, it kills the momentum. Overall, we did a good job of sticking with it and we were confident going into the third period. In the end, it was their power play that killed us."
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Notable:
• Dysin Mayo is the first Coyotes defenseman to score in his NHL debut since Tony DeAngelo (Nov. 8, 2016), and the eighth defenseman in franchise history to do so. Mayo is the first Coyotes/Jets skater to score in his NHL debut since Jan Jenik (May 7, 2021), and 27th overall.
• Per NHL PR, only 10 defensemen have scored in their NHL debut (regular season or postseason) since the start of 2017-18.
• Mayo is one of three rookie defensemen to score so far this season (Jamie Drysdale, Bowen Byram).
• Ryan Dzingel and Andrew Ladd assisted on Mayo's marker. The assist was Dzingel's 100th in his career, and was Ladd's 290th (first with Arizona).
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A Closer Look: The Coyotes goal-leader (Clayton Keller; 2), assist-leader (Shayne Gostisbehere; 4) and point-leader (Shayne Gostisbehere; 4) remain the same after Thursday night.
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Coyotes Lineup:
Forwards
Crouse - Schmaltz - Keller
Eriksson - Boyd - Kessel
Jaškin - Beagle - Fischer
Ladd - Larsson - Dzingel
Defensemen
Chychrun - Stralman
Gostisbehere - Mayo
Lyubushkin - Timmins
Scratches
Roussel
O'Brien
Soderstrom
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Roster Notes:Defenseman Dysin Mayo made his NHL debut and logged 1-0-1 on 14:51 of ice time. Forward Dmitrij Jaškin returned to the lineup for his second game action of the regular season.
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What's Next:The Coyotes wrap the three-game homestand with their first home game against an Eastern Conference opponent. The New York Islanders visit Gila River Arena on Saturday (Oct. 23) for a 6 p.m. puck drop. The game will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Arizona+ and 620 AM.
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Photo of the Game: Dysin Mayo takes a solo lap ahead of his teammates joining him for pre-game warmups.
