BREAKING NEWS :Coyotes defeat the Oilers behind Matias Maccelli’s overtime winner.
On Friday night, Matias Maccelli scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added a helper as the visiting Arizona Coyotes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2.
At 1:35 of the extra frame, Maccelli scored his 15th goal of the season, beating Calvin Pickard glove side after receiving a pass from Michael Kesselring.
Karel Vejmelka made 37 saves on a day when Coyotes management traveled to Edmonton to address rumors of the team moving to Salt Lake City. Josh Doan and Logan Cooley scored the other goals for Arizona.
With the win, the Coyotes (35-40-5, 75 points) have won four of their previous five games as well as back-to-back contests. Arizona’s record after 14 games is now 9-5-0.
With a single point, the Oilers (48-24-6, 102 points) guaranteed home ice in the first round of the playoffs thanks to goals from Adam Henrique and Darnell Nurse. Pickard made 25 saves, and Evander Kane contributed two assists.
1:12 into the third, Nurse leveled the score at 2-2 with a point-strike from the point that went past a shielded Vejmelka. It was his 10th of the season.
At 1:49 of the second period, Edmonton pulled even with a goal from Henrique, who scored his 23rd of the year after grabbing the rebound off of Kane’s centering feed.
For Arizona, Cooley answered at 5:37 of the second period, swiping a loose, bouncing puck out of midair and past Pickard for his 20th goal of the year.
After twenty minutes, Arizona led 1-0 and outshot Edmonton 10–6.
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