Chychrun helps Coyotes recover, defeat Maple Leafs in OT
Jakob Chychrun scored his second goal of the game 2:17 into overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 5-4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
Chychrun one-timed a pass from Matias Maccelli at the right face-off dot for the win.
Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist, and Scott Wedgewood made 34 saves for the Coyotes (18-35-4), who have won four in a row.
Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists, and William Nylander had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (37-16-5). Petr Mrazek allowed four goals on 12 shots before being pulled 11:57 into the second period. Erik Kallgren made seven saves in his NHL debut.
Toronto trailed 4-1 in the third period before scoring three goals in a span of 4:39 to tie the game.
Kerfoot cut the lead to 4-2 at 3:38 with his 10th goal of the season when he shot past Wedgewood’s glove from the high slot.
Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 44th goal at 8:07 to make it 4-3 when he got around J.J. Moser and cut across the goal crease, putting it past Wedgewood’s outstretched right pad.
Nylander tied it 4-4 10 seconds later when he shot between Wedgewood’s pads on a partial breakaway.
Galchenyuk put the Coyotes up 1-0 at 2:09 of the first period when he put in a rebound in the slot from Riley Nash’s shot.
Chychrun made it 2-0 at 4:21 when he directed a pass from Phil Kessel towards the net that got past Mrazek, who went down and was unable to get across the crease. Toronto challenged the goal for offside but it was upheld upon video review.
Travis Boyd extended the lead to 3-0 at 1:08 of the second period when he swatted the puck out of the air behind the goal line and banked it off Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren in the crease.
Pierre Engvall cut it to 3-1 at 4:55 when he put in a loose puck in the goal crease, but Christian Fischer responded to make it 4-1 at 11:57 when he shot over Mrazek’s glove in the high slot.
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— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 11, 2022
Don't like bagging on the refs, but the desire to not call penalties late or in OT is flat out wrong. Hook on Hyman, hold on Matthews, those have to be called, refs are deciding games in an effort to not be a factor in them. It has to change.
— Mike Johnson (@mike_p_johnson) March 11, 2022