National Hockey League
Arizona 4, Boston 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 4600

Nick Schmaltz scored at the 4:04 mark of overtime as the Arizona Coyotes came from behind to beat the visiting Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz.

Schmaltz took a feed from Clayton Keller and slid into the low left circle for the winner, which snapped the Coyotes' three-game skid.

Keller and Dylan Guenther each had a goal and an assist for Arizona, and Matias Maccelli also scored.

Connor Ingram made 29 saves.

The Coyotes had a 36-32 shots advantage while going 1-for-3 on the power play.

David Pastrnak, Jesper Boqvist and Jake DeBrusk scored in Boston's second straight loss.

Boston's Morgan Geekie had two assists.

Linus Ullmark (32 saves) left in discomfort after a save in overtime. The lone shot that Jeremy Swayman faced in relief was Schmaltz's high-glove winner.

Boston rookie Matt Poitras also did not return after an apparent injury. The Bruins did not provide details on each injury immediately after the game.

Arizona used back-to-back goals to take its first lead at 3-2 early in the third period, but DeBrusk responded to force overtime for Boston, which earlier held 1-0 and 2-1 leads.

DeBrusk corralled Hampus Lindholm's pass in the right circle and snapped off a power-play goal to tie the score for the Bruins at 5:04.

Pastrnak opened the scoring on the power play at 4:41. After Geekie just missed a tic-tac-toe finish at the post, Pavel Zacha tipped the puck out of traffic and to Pastrnak for a snipe from the left circle.

Keller leveled the score with the Coyotes' own power-play goal at 8:12 of the second, taking the puck off the left wall and cutting inside to bury his own rebound from a net-front scramble.

Just 50 seconds after Keller's goal, Boqvist gave Boston a 2-1 lead when he darted up the right wing and then into the high slot for a wrist shot. The unassisted goal marked Boqvist's first with the Bruins.

Guenther made it 2-2 with 3:30 left before the second intermission, finishing a pretty passing sequence with Logan Cooley and Nick Bjugstad on a wrister.

The hosts jumped in front at 52 seconds of the third as Maccelli flew down the slot, trailing the play to bang in the rebound of a Lawson Crouse shot.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Arizona
Morgan Geekie 2 Points Dylan Guenther 2
Jesper Boqvist 1 Goals Dylan Guenther 1
Morgan Geekie 2 Assists Dylan Guenther 1
Jake DeBrusk 1 Power Play Goals Clayton Keller 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Linus Ullmark .914 Save Percentage Connor Ingram .909
Linus Ullmark 32 Saves Connor Ingram 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 33 3 2-4 2-3 17 39
Arizona 36 4 1-3 2-4 19 28
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .526 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Bruins have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .600 after a loss.