National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 2, Florida 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 25, 2014
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 13202

Coyotes 2, Panthers 1 (OT): Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a power-play goal 2:20 into overtime as host Arizona halted its three-game skid.

With the Coyotes on their eighth power play of the game, Ekman-Larsson received a touch pass from Sam Gagner in the left faceoff circle and snapped a wrist shot past Roberto Luongo and into the far corner of the net for the game-winner. Justin Hodgman scored in his NHL debut, blue-liner Keith Yandle notched two assists and Mike Smith made 23 saves for Arizona.

Brandon Pirri scored the lone goal early in the third period for Florida, which completed a 2-0-2 road trip and has points in all five games away from home. Luongo turned aside 39 shots in the loss.

The Coyotes appeared to open the scoring in the second period, when B.J. Crombeen redirected a shot past Luongo, but the call was reversed after video review as it was ruled that Crombeen's stick was above the crossbar. Florida finally snapped the scoreless deadlock at 1:47 of the third as a turnover behind Arizona's net led to Tomas Fleischmann's pass to an unguarded Pirri, who switched to his backhand and easily beat Smith from the slot.

Arizona knotted it eight minutes later during its sixth power-play opportunity. Lauri Korpikoski punched at the rebound of Yandle's shot and the puck squirted to Hodgman, who buried it into an open net from the left side for his first career tally.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Coyotes C Antoine Vermette appeared in his 400th consecutive game - the third-longest active streak in the league. ... Panthers C Jussi Jokinen notched his third assist in two games, giving him 17 points in 28 contests against Arizona. ... Coyotes C Martin Hanzal (lower body) missed his third straight game while F David Moss (upper body) also sat out and is listed as week-to-week.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Arizona
Brandon Pirri 1 Points Keith Yandle 2
Brandon Pirri 1 Goals Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1
Tomas Fleischmann 1 Assists Keith Yandle 2
N/A Power Play Goals Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Roberto Luongo .951 Save Percentage Mike Smith .958
Roberto Luongo 39 Saves Mike Smith 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Florida 24 1 0-2 6-8 16 29
Arizona 41 2 2-8 2-2 4 34
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Florida will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Panthers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .400 after a loss.