Three multi-point performances pace Coyotes to win over Islanders

Dec 13, 2013, 5:42 AM | Updated: 5:43 am

Arizona Sports

To quote my colleague Adam Green, “You get a goal! And you get a goal! And you get a goal!”

That was the mood of the Phoenix Coyotes Thursday, who scored a total of six goals on the lowly New York Islanders. Three Coyotes players certainly enjoyed the game, as Rob Klinkhammer, Mike Ribeiro and Mikkel Boedker each posted a multi-point effort.

“I thought tonight we spread it out pretty good,” Boedker said after the win. “There was a lot of shots on net. If you don’t shoot, you can’t score.”

Boedker chuckled when he was asked about his two goals, his first on home ice this season.

“Seeing the puck go in just builds up your confidence,” he said, but he wasn’t the only one to get in on the action.

Forwards Rob Klinkhammer (2-1-3) and Mike Ribeiro (1-2-3) led the Coyotes in scoring against the Isles. Klinkhammer’s effort marked a personal best for points in a single NHL game.

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New York Islanders' John Tavares (91) leaps over Phoenix Coyotes' Oliver Ekman-Larsson, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' John Tavares, left, gets off a shot between the legs of Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek, of the right, Czech Republic, shouts as he gets his stick broken by New York Islanders' Thomas Vanek (26), of Austria, on a slash as Coyotes' Tim Kennedy (34) comes in late for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' Kevin Poulin (60) gives up a goal to Phoenix Coyotes' Keith Yandle as Coyotes' Martin Hanzal (11), of the Czech Republic, creates interference in front of the net while Islanders' Andrew MacDonald (47) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' Kevin Poulin (60) gives up a goal to Phoenix Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker (89), of Denmark, his second of the night, as Islanders' Andrew MacDonald, right, slides along the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' Kevin Poulin (60) gives up a goal to Phoenix Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker, of Denmark, as Islanders' Andrew MacDonald (47) slides along the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo (21) celebrates his goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) with teammate Michael Grabner (40), of Austria, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) makes a glove save on a shot by New York Islanders' Eric Boulton, right, as Coyotes' Michael Stone, left, defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, pushes the puck away in front of goalie Mike Smith (41) as New York Islanders' Josh Bailey (12) pushes Michalek down and Coyotes' Jordan Szwarz, far right, reaches out for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Islanders 6-3.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' Kevin Poulin (60) makes a save on a shot by Phoenix Coyotes' Radim Vrbata (17), of the Czech Republic, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Islanders 6-3.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New York Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck (15) checks Phoenix Coyotes' Oliver Ekman-Larsson, of Sweden, into the boards during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Islanders 6-3. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Ribeiro (63) celebrates his goal with teammates David Moss (18), Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, and Keith Yandle (3) as New York Islanders' Aaron Ness (55) skates past during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Rob Klinkhammer (36) scores a goal against New York Islanders' Kevin Poulin (60) as Islanders' Aaron Ness (55) slides on the ice in front of the goal and Coyotes' Mike Ribeiro (63) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Islanders 6-3. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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