Arizona 2, Anaheim 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 24, 2018
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen:
Bevan Mills, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
11959
By Field Level Media
Antti Raanta had 26 saves while recording his second shutout of the season to lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 2-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.
Jason Demers and Max Domi each scored for Arizona and Josh Archibald added a pair of assists. It was the sixth win in eight games for the Coyotes (18-33-10, 46) who still have the fewest points in the NHL, one behind the Buffalo Sabres.
Ryan Miller, coming off a 41-save 2-0 shutout of Dallas on Wednesday night, finished with 35 saves for the Ducks, who fell into a third place tie in the Pacific Division with the Calgary Flames, both of whom have 73 points.
Demers scored his fifth goal of the season just 5:58 into the game, gathering the puck along the right boards and then turning and firing a wrist shot past traffic in front of the net and past a surprised Miller's blocker.
Raanta, who recorded his 10th career shutout, then made it stand up. Anaheim pulled Miller with 1:25 left but Domi quickly extended the lead with an empty-netter with 1:01 remaining.
It was just the second time this season Anaheim was blanked. The Ducks also were shut out in their third game of the season on Oct. 9 at the Honda Center in Anaheim by the Calgary Flames, 2-0, as goalie Mike Smith stopped 43 shots.
Arizona, which is just 10-17-4 at home this season, also improved to 4-1-1 in its last six home games.
Anaheim returns home to begin a four-game homestand against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night. The Ducks will also host Chicago, Columbus and Washington before a back-to-back road trip to Nashville and Dallas.
Arizona continues its seven-game homestand on Sunday night against the Vancouver Canucks.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Anaheim |
|
Arizona |
N/A |
Points |
Josh Archibald 2 |
N/A |
Goals |
Jason Demers 1 |
N/A |
Assists |
Josh Archibald 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ryan Miller .973 |
Save Percentage |
Antti Raanta 1.000 |
Ryan Miller 36 |
Saves |
Antti Raanta 26 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Anaheim
|
26 |
0 |
0-2 |
4-4 |
8 |
32 |
Arizona
|
38 |
2 |
0-4 |
2-2 |
4 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Arizona will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .279 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Ducks have a W/L % of .484 after a win and .500 after a loss.