KAREL VEJMELKA

Let's look at a few still widely-available players who should be able to make a difference in the second half. Maybe it's because he's not one of Boston's Big Three up front — or Four if you want to include Taylor Hall. 1 center as he's already claimed that honor with 17 goals, 19 assists and a substantial 92 shots. He was never a big scorer yet has already accumulated 12 goals and 17 assists — including a career-high of eight power-play points. Matheson being out for over two months hasn't helped his cause, yet he's averaged almost four power-play minutes in 17 matchups and has produced three PPAs.

Lawson Crouse scored his second goal with 13.5 seconds left in the third period and the Arizona Coyotes returned home to end a 19-game losing streak to the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 victory.

He's also performed well since Oct. 30 with eight points, 31 shots and 17 hits in 11 games while averaging 19:05. Phillip Danault, LA (Yahoo: 34%)In his first year with the Kings, Danault managed 27 goals and 24 assists supplemented by 194 shots, 74 hits and 49 blocks. And it's almost like he never missed five weeks, skating 19-plus minutes in both outings and contributing a goal with 11 shots. His numbers of late haven't been too encouraging, with just an assist, 11 shots, nine hits and eight blocks from the last two weeks. But as is a common theme in this column, the promise of a legitimate blueline power-play role — especially in deeper leagues — qualifies Ekholm as a recommendation.

Jesper Boqvist scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the New Jersey Devils beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 Saturday night for their ninth straight win.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 787th career goal to break Gordie Howe’s record for scoring with one team, but the Arizona Coyotes scored three times in the third period to rally for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals.

TEMPE, Ariz. — (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the Arizona Coyotes' Mullett Arena debut with a 3-2 victory Friday night. Cole Perfetti scored in the first period and Winnipeg picked up the pressure in the third, tying it on Mark Scheifele's goal. Rittich and Vejmelka stole the show in the second period, each making difficult close-range saves through traffic. ... Coyotes D Jakob Chychrun missed his seventh straight game after suffering a recent setback in his recovery from offseason wrist surgery. Jets D Logan Stanley missed his second straight game after getting banged up on a blocked shot Monday against St. Louis.

Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the Arizona Coyotes’ Mullett Arena debut with a 3-2 victory Friday night.

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang started their 17th season together with a bang as the Pittsburgh Penguins raced by the Arizona Coyotes 6-2.

Cam Fowler had a goal and an assist, and Gerry Mayhew also scored for the Ducks, who had three goals in the first 10 minutes. Josef Korenar had 25 saves for Arizona after replacing starter Karel Vejmelka at 9:42 of the first period after Zegras’ flashy goal gave the Ducks a 3-0 lead. It's the second time the 21-year-old rookie has scored on a lacrosse-style goal, with Zegras also pulling off the feat against Montreal on Jan. 27. The Ducks scored on three of their nine shots against Vejmelka, who was making his seventh straight start. The Coyotes played without top-six Ds Jakob Chychrun (lower body) and J.J. Moser (upper body) for the eighth straight game.

Josef Korenar had 25 saves for Arizona after replacing starter Karel Vejmelka at 9:42 of the first period after Zegras’ goal gave the Ducks a 3-0 lead. The Ducks scored on three of their nine shots against Vejmelka, who was making his seventh straight start. That outburst came after Anaheim had scored just 21 goals during their skid — and never more than three in one game. The Coyotes’ leading scorer with 35 goals and 28 assists had played in 357 consecutive games, the fourth-longest active streak in the league. The Coyotes played without top-six Ds Jakob Chychrun (lower body) and J.J. Moser (upper body) for the eighth straight game.

Isac Lundestrom had two goals and an assist, Anthony Stolarz made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and the Anaheim Ducks snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

The City of Glendale informed the team that it intends to lock the Coyotes out of Gila River Arena by Dec. 20 if all outstanding debts to the city and the management company for the arena are not paid. Glendale city manager Kevin Phelps sent a letter to the Coyotes on Wednesday informing the Coyotes they owe $1.3 million, including $250,000 to the city. We will make sure by tomorrow morning, the Arizona Coyotes are current on all of our bills and owe no state or local taxes whatsoever. Phelps also said in his letter that he has instructed ASM Global, which manages Gila River Arena, to not allow the Coyotes in the arena if the bills are not paid by 5 p.m. on Dec. 20. The Coyotes have been leasing Gila River Arena on an annual basis since the Glendale City Council voted to opt out of a multimillion-dollar long-term deal in 2016.

The Arizona Coyotes could be looking for a new home sooner than expected.

Lawson Crouse's second goal of the night with 1:05 remaining gave the Arizona Coyotes their first win of the season, 5-4 over the expansion Seattle Kraken.

Defenseman Brett Pesce scored his first goal of the season with 2:27 left as the Carolina Hurricanes remained undefeated with a 2-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.