Arizona Coyotes shutout Tampa Bay Lightning for 1-0 win in shootout

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored within the shootout, and Connor Ingram stopped 47 pictures for his first profession shutout because the Arizona Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 on Wednesday night time.

Ingram made a number of stops on pictures from point-blank vary within the closing 90 seconds of extra time after which stopped Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov within the shootout because the Coyotes prolonged their season-high level streak to seven video games (4-0-3).

Brian Elliott made 26 saves for Tampa Bay, which had received three in a row and 6 of eight. The Lightning got here in off an emotional 4-3 extra time win at Colorado on Tuesday night time in a rematch of the 2022 Stanley Cup Remaining.

The Coyotes break up the season sequence towards Tampa Bay and have crushed division leaders Boston, Carolina, Vegas and each 2022 Stanley Cup finalists at residence in 5,000-seat Mullett Area on the campus of Arizona State College.

The Coyotes’ Troy Stecher was penalized for hooking with 10 seconds left in extra time, and after a Tampa Bay timeout, Kucherov hit a submit with 3 seconds remaining to ship the sport right into a shootout. Kucherov beat Colorado with an extra time purpose Tuesday.

Tampa Bay outshot the Coyotes 42-26 however had solely 5 pictures within the third interval. The Lightning didn’t convert on 4 energy play alternatives.

The Lightning confirmed no early sick results from their second sport in two nights, outshooting the Coyotes 21-7 in a scoreless first interval. Ingram confronted 12 pictures because the Coyotes killed two Lightning energy performs, and the Lightning additionally hit a submit.

NOTES

Coyotes D Jakob Chychrun was a wholesome scratch for the the third straight sport. The NHL commerce deadline is March 3. … Lightning F Nicholas Paul performed in his three hundredth NHL sport. … Tampa Bay is 3-6-1 within the second half of back-to-back video games this season. The Lightning beat Colorado 4-3 in a shootout in Denver on Tuesday, and their flight arrived in Phoenix about 2:30 am Wednesday. … Coyotes D Shayne Gostisbehere (higher physique) participated within the morning skate three weeks after harm that was anticipated to sideline him 4 to six weeks. He missed his seventh straight sport however could possibly be again inside every week. … The Coyotes’ final seven-game level streak was a 5-0-2 run from Dec. 31, 2015, to Jan. 14, 2016.

UP NEXT

Lightning: At Vegas on Saturday to conclude a four-game journey.

Coyotes: At Los Angeles on Saturday.