National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 3, Montreal 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 1, 2015
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Mike Leggo, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 21286

Coyotes 3, Canadiens 2: Lauri Korpikoski recorded a pair of goals and Louis Domingue earned his first NHL victory in net as Arizona rallied from an early two-goal deficit to win in Montreal for the first time since 1996.

All-Star Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored his 14th goal and fellow defenseman Keith Yandle chipped in with two assists for the Coyotes, who won for only the second time in 10 games. A native of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Domingue turned aside 18 shots after making his NHL debut in relief of Mike Smith Saturday as Arizona improved to 2-3-2 on its eight-game road trip.

Alex Galchenyuk scored both goals for the Canadiens, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end after two consecutive shutouts. Red-hot Carey Price received the day off as backup Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves in his first game since Jan. 17 for Montreal, which was 0-of-2 on the penalty kill.

Galchenyuk jumped off the boards and whipped a shot through a screen from the inside part of the right circle that beat Domingue 1:15 into the contest. Galchenyuk knocked in a rebound 3:40 later, but Korpikoski deflected Martin Erat’s shot down and between Tokarski’s legs on the power play with 2:17 left in the second session.

Ekman-Larsson scored 32 seconds into the third on a bad-angle shot and Korpikoski shot from the left side of the net deflected in off defenseman Alexei Emelin at 3:17 on the power play for a 3-2 lead. Domingue had to make only five saves in each of the final two periods, but weathered a flurry at the end to seal the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Montreal F Lars Eller left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return. … Arizona C Martin Hanzal missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury. … Galchenyuk has 15 goals, topping last season’s career-best total of 13. … Coyotes C Antoine Vermette went 23-6 in the faceoff circle.
Top Game Performances
 
Arizona   Montreal
Lauri Korpikoski 2 Points Alex Galchenyuk 2
Lauri Korpikoski 2 Goals Alex Galchenyuk 2
Keith Yandle 2 Assists David Desharnais 1
Lauri Korpikoski 2 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Louis Domingue .900 Save Percentage Dustin Tokarski .906
Louis Domingue 18 Saves Dustin Tokarski 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Arizona 32 3 2-2 2-2 4 38
Montreal 20 2 0-2 0-2 4 42
Upcoming Games
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .688 after a win and .588 after a loss.
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .353 after a win and .364 after a loss.