{"id":61451,"date":"2019-11-14T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=61451"},"modified":"2019-11-14T11:26:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:26:17","slug":"arizona-coyotes-defeated-two-previous-cup-champs-in-shootouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/11\/14\/arizona-coyotes-defeated-two-previous-cup-champs-in-shootouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Coyotes Defeated Two Previous Cup Champs in Shootouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a> faced both of the previous Stanley Cup champion <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capitals<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> St. Louis Blues <\/a>this week and defeated both in exciting shootout games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How\u2019s this for a stat?  The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coyotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Coyotes<\/a> beat the last two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#StanleyCup<\/a> champs on back to back nights in shootouts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AZFamily<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NsOlIImmGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NsOlIImmGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark McClune (@MarkMcClune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMcClune\/status\/1194461816077705217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Arizona Coyotes Defeated Cup Champs<\/h2>\n<p>When the Coyotes looked over their 2019-20 schedule they had to notice that they were going to face both the Capitals and Blues in back-to-back games in November&#8230; on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is that a huge undertaking, but it also meant that they had to face both teams while they were on hot winning streaks. The Capitals had gone 11 straight games obtaining a point or more in the standings, including six consecutive victories. They were on a roll.<\/p>\n<p>They fell behind the upstart Coyotes 3-0 before making a comeback to tie the game at 3-3. It appeared that they had actually taken the lead with about one minute remaining when a goal by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oshietj01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Oshie<\/a><\/strong> was negated when the Coyotes bench disputed that the play was offside. The goal was reversed and the teams battled in overtime without a result.<\/p>\n<h3>Shootout Victory For Arizona<\/h3>\n<p>The inevitable shootout was next. First up for Coyotes was sharpshooter <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schmani01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Schmaltz<\/a><\/strong> and he scored with a quick wrist shot. The Capitals could not get one past goalie <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/raantan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antti Raanta<\/a><\/strong>. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/garlaco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conor Garland<\/a><\/strong> was the next shooter and he almost nonchalantly placed one by Caps&#8217; rookie netminder <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/samsoil01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Samsonov<\/a><\/strong> to grab the two points.<\/p>\n<h4>On to St. Louis<\/h4>\n<p>Next up, the Desert Dogs had to travel to St. Louis to face the Cup champs from last season. Again, the Blues were red-hot with seven straight wins going into the game. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellecl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clayton Keller<\/a><\/strong> scored his second consecutive goal to help the cause. And, all of a sudden Garland has taken over the goal-scoring lead with eight tallies this season.<\/p>\n<p>So, this game also ended up in a tie after regulation. Overtime did not decide this game either. Shootout again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/coyotes\/video\/embed\/garland-scores-shootout-winner\/t-277443692\/c-4583373?autostart=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When you find players who are adept at scoring in the shootout, you tend to stay with them. That is exactly what head coach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tocchri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Tocchet<\/a><\/strong> did. He repeated the same shootout lineup with Schmaltz filling the net and then the spunky Garland following up with another easy tally past <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/binnijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Binnington<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For The Coyotes<\/h3>\n<p>If nothing else, it&#8217;s got to be a confidence booster for the team. The Coyotes actually defeated two Cup champs. Defeating the last two Cup champs back-to-back is not an easy task and they now have done exactly that. When you also look at the strategy of a shootout and who do you put out on the ice at that point of the game, we now know that Schmaltz and Garland can be your one-two punch. They have not only stepped up big time to give the team a boost, but they have also made it look easy.<\/p>\n<p>There can be turning points in a game, and turning points in a season. This could very well be the latter. These two straight wins can be a building point for the team and show them that they can beat any team any night.<\/p>\n<p>Winning games like these build character. Winning games like these get you to the playoffs and beyond. This is still a young team trying to make their way back to the postseason and if they can play more games like these, they will find their way.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is certain&#8230; Schmaltz and Garland have got to be the first two guys you call to the ice when your team is in a shootout. They&#8217;ve proved that.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"W92ChJI8R9hdZQGgK0io7w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1182078828\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'W92ChJI8R9hdZQGgK0io7w',sig:'Q8OmTdiXWF-6fLel6uXuMdSZkCjjFRvnPqYqH47ppqI=',w:'594px',h:'371px',items:'1182078828',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arizona Coyotes faced both of the previous Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues this week and defeated both in exciting shootout games. How\u2019s this for a stat? The #Coyotes beat the last two #StanleyCup champs on back to back nights in shootouts #AZFamily pic.twitter.com\/NsOlIImmGE &mdash; Mark McClune (@MarkMcClune) November 13, 2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2959,"featured_media":61470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,2],"tags":[966,107,1063,3951,2413,3759,2532,2012,764],"class_list":["post-61451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mammoth","category-featured","tag-antti-raanta","tag-arizona-coyotes","tag-clayton-keller","tag-conor-garland","tag-ilya-samsonov","tag-jordan-binnington","tag-nick-schmaltz","tag-rick-tocchet","tag-t-j-oshie"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2959"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}