Team Development
March 2, 2014
Tonight the new look Coyotes take on the St. Louis Blues (29-25-5) in Arizona. The Coyotes are looking to see what their young guns are made out of and start rookie goaltender Mark Visentin in net tonight.
The first period sees the Coyotes and Blues play a tight game together as both teams are pretty even in shots (9-11 favouring STL) but its Russian sensation Vladimir Tarasenko who nets one at 10:26 to give the Blues the 1-0 lead heading into the second period.
The second period sees the Blues start to pull away in the shot category as they outshot the Coyotes 13-8 but it is the Coyotes who net a PP goal by Lauri Korpikoski at 4:12 and the go ahead goal by Marin Hanzal at 6:34. Mark Visentin stands tall in net and the Coyotes head to the third period up by 1.
The third period sees Lauri Korpikoski get his second of the night at 13:58 as the get a little better defensively only getting outshot by one. The night belongs to Mike Visentin though who gets his first NHL win in the 3-1 Coyotes victory of the Blues.
Notes
- The Blues played backup goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
- The Coyotes 1/6 on the PP while the Blues go 0/3
