Coyotes Rally To Beat Ducks, 3-2, In Shootout

ANAHEIM (AP) — Rob Klinkhammer and Shane Doan scored 58 seconds apart early in the second period, Mike Smith made 37 saves and Mikkel Boedker got the deciding goal in the shootout, leading the Arizona Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

It was the Coyotes' third straight win, all by one-goal margins after beating Washington and Toronto.

Ryan Getzlaf and Matt Beleskey scored for the two-time Pacific Division-champion Ducks and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves after missing two games with stiffness in his leg.

Getzlaf returned to the lineup after missing Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders because of the flu. But linemate Corey Perry, who leads the league with 11 goals, sat out his second straight game for the same reason.

Getzlaf opened the scoring at 5:02 of the opening period, beating Smith to the stick side with a one-timer from the left circle while Sam Gagner was off for tripping Emerson Etem. Beleskey made it 2-0 at 8:49, converting a rebound after Smith robbed Jakob Silfverberg with his left leg at the right of the crease.

With the first period winding down, Beleskey took a slap shot from the red line that caromed off the end boards and into the slot. Ryan Kesler swooped in and played the carom perfectly, but was robbed by Smith just before horn sounded. It turned out to be the pivotal moment, because it gave the Coyotes a chance to pull even by the 4:53 mark of the second period.

Klinkhammer was able to redirect Martin Hanzal's 360-degree pass into the slot for his third goal of the season, and Doan beat Anderson to the glove side with a wrist shot from the left circle. At that point, Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau burned his timeout in an attempt to halt the Coyotes' momentum.

NOTES: The Ducks won all five meetings last season with the Coyotes after splitting the previous four season series with their Pacific Division rivals. ... The Coyotes have given up at least one power play goal in six straight games. Their penalty-killing unit allowed only four in 24 short-handed situations during the first seven contests -- all of them on Oct. 18 against St. Louis on four opportunities. ... The Ducks are 8-1 when scoring first. ... Doan has 33 goals and 72 points in 97 regular-season games against Anaheim. ... The Coyotes return home Saturday night against the New York Islanders, who are coming off back-to-back road wins over the Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. ... Silfverberg is the only Ducks forward to have played in all 15 games without scoring a goal. Last season, he had four in his first four games and 10 in 52 games altogether. ... The Ducks have allowed fewer than three goals through regulation in 12 of their first 15 games, including Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.

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