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Coyotes snap 14-game losing streak, beat Senators 5-3

Originally posted on Burn City Sports | By Alec Cipollini | Last updated 3/1/24

Breaking a 14-game losing streak, Matias Maccelli scored a goal and posted two assists as the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Friday night.

Maccelli, Michael Carcone, Dylan Guenther, J.J. Moser and Nick Schmaltz all scored for the Coyotes (24-31-5).

Drake Batherson, Vladimir Tarasenko and Shane Pinto recorded the Senators’ goals 25-30-5) as they lost their third straight game. Anton Forsberg made 25 saves for Ottawa.

After Liam O’Brien tried to stuff a wraparound past Forsberg, the puck fluttered to Carcone who fired a shot at an open net to give Arizona a 1-0 lead.

Carcone would connect on a give-and-go with Guenther before Guenther found Moser open for a one-timer, making it 2-0 Coyotes.

Following two penalties by Ottawa, the ‘Yotes went on a 5-on-3 to add to their offensive barrage.

Receiving the puck in the right corner of the Sens’ zone, Maccelli targeted Schmaltz with a no-look pass across the crease and Schmaltz netted his 17th goal of the season.

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Behind 3-0, Tarasenko answered by just finding enough room to score past Vejmelka.

The second period would see an alteration in the game’s flow as both teams locked down defensively before a surge by Ottawa.

Solving Vejmelka in the middle frame, Batherson buried a rebound and Pinto fired a shot through a screen to tie the game 3-3 in a 2:03 span.

But to disrupt the Senators’ momentum, Guenther sniped toward the top-right corner of the net, handing Arizona a 4-3 lead in a back-and-forth third period.

Maccelli capped off their first victory in 14 games with an empty net goal. Vejmelka was able to hold off the Senators with 34 saves.