Coyotes remain only team in NHL without a win after loss to Stars
The Arizona Coyotes trailed early against the Dallas Stars and weren't able to come back and earn their first win of the season.
Arizona Coyotes goalie Adin Hill (31) and defenseman Kevin Connauton (44) defend the goal against Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
DALLAS — Radek Faksa, Dan Hamhuis and Alexander Radulov scored their first goals of the season, and the Dallas Stars held off the winless Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Arizona (0-5-1) remained the only NHL team without a victory. The Coyotes tried to rally from a 2-0 deficit, beginning with a second-period goal by Jason Demers. They outshot Dallas 15-9 in the third, but goalie Ben Bishop stopped all 15 shots for his third win.
Radulov scored into an empty net with 52 seconds left.
The Stars (3-3) have won two straight for the first time this season. They can equal their longest winning streak of 2016-17 with a victory Thursday at Arizona.
Adin Hill made his NHL debut in goal for the Coyotes and had 31 saves.
Bishop finished with 27 saves.
Faksa and Hamhuis each added an assist.
Faksa scored 5:17 into the first period. Mattias Janmark skated from the left side around the net and tried for a wraparound goal. Hill stopped the shot, but Faksa backhanded the rebound over the prone goalie.
Dallas’ lead grew to 2-0 at 10:48 of the second, when Tyler Pitlick found Hamhuis low in the left circle and fed him a pass from the right corner. Hill couldn’t react fast enough to stop the defenseman’s slap shot.
Demers scored for Arizona at 14:40. He picked up the puck from teammate Max Domi, skated to the middle of the left circle and lifted a wrist shot inside the right post.
The Coyotes’ two power plays came together early in the third period. They had a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:17, but Bishop saved both shots on goal during that stretch.
NOTES: With goalie Antti Raanta out because of a lower-body injury, the 21-year-old Hill was recalled from Tucson of the AHL. . The Stars have won their last 10 home games against Arizona dating to Feb. 7, 2012. . Coyotes D Oliver Ekman-Larsson played in his 500th NHL game. . Dallas’ Antoine Roussel and Arizona’s Luke Schenn fought just 1:26 into the game. . The Stars have not been outshot in a game this season. . Demers is one of three Coyotes defensemen, along with Alex Goligoski and Kevin Connauton, who played for Dallas.
UP NEXT
Coyotes: Return home for another game against Dallas on Thursday night.
Stars: Complete the home-and-home set at Arizona on Thursday night.
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Well this season so far hasn't gone well, the team still hasn't found chemistry, the defense is giving up too many shot attempts, and with Raanta hurt/Domingue giving up soft goals its bound to happen. Hopefully Hill will help us win tonight and we get our first win tonight. Alot of people are freaking out but this is to be expected. It's only year three of the rebuild out of five as the initial plan would be. This reminds me of the Suns when they were doing their pseudo rebuild and won 48 wins then they thought they could expedite the rebuild, you have to stick with the plan. Almost every team has had a rough October.
Some blown wins from a young team. Not having the starting goaltender is hurting but this team has to learn to play together. Hopefully they can gel going forward.
Really good goal tending on both sides last night. Hill surprised me and probably has earned the right to stick with the big club until Raanta is back.