Coyotes score 4 straight to stun Senators

Field Level Media|published: Wed 20th December, 24:01 2023

Dec 19, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Ottawa Senators goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) makes a save on Arizona Coyotes defenseman Matt Dumba (24) in the first period at Mullett Arena. credits: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Michael Kesselring scored the game-winning goal and Jack McBain netted one goal and one assist as the host Arizona Coyotes erased a three-goal deficit to claim a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in Tempe, Ariz.

J.J. Moser and Clayton Keller also scored for the Coyotes, who have won three consecutive games. Starting goalie Connor Ingram was pulled after surrendering three goals on six shots and Karel Vejmelka was perfect in stopping 16 shots to claim the win.

Angus Crookshank, Josh Norris and Dominik Kubalik scored for the Senators, who are riding a five-game losing skid and dropped their first game after D.J. Smith was relieved of his head coaching duties and replaced by Jacques Martin on Monday.

Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo stopped 34 shots and Jake Sanderson collected two assists.

With his team down 3-0, McBain's fifth goal of the season at 14:10 of the second period injected an offensive jolt into the Coyotes and put them on the board. He was on the spot for the rebound during a sustained flurry.

Moser made it a one-goal game with just 10:46 remaining in regulation when he pounced on a rebound after Matias Maccelli's chance was denied for his third goal of the season.

Keller tied the game 33 seconds later when he grabbed a loose puck and from the bottom of the right circle and somehow threaded a sharp-angled shot into the net for his 11th goal of the season.

Kesselring netted the winner when he finished a wild scramble of action by burying a loose puck for his second of the season with 3:33 remaining in the clash.

The Senators staked a 3-0 first-period lead. Crookshank, a 2018 fifth-round draft pick, opened the scoring with his first NHL goal in his second big-league game, by deflecting Artem Zub's point shot at the 4:10 mark.

Norris notched a power-play goal and doubled the lead at 13:06 of the opening frame. He netted his 10th goal of the campaign with a one-timer from the top of the right circle.

Kubalik extended the lead 73 seconds later with his seventh goal of the season by redirecting Erik Brannstrom's point shot.

—Field Level Media