Panik scores twice, Coyotes beat Canucks in OT

Jan 10, 2019, 11:34 PM

Arizona Coyotes' Brad Richardson, left, and Richard Panik, of Slovakia, celebrate Panik's goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Richard Panik scored his second goal of the game 4:10 into overtime to lift the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Panik added an assist, and Nick Cousins and Conor Garland also scored for the Coyotes, who got 33 saves from Darcy Kuemper.

Sven Baertschi scored twice and Adam Gaudette added a goal for the Canucks, who erased one-goal deficits three times but couldn’t pull off the victory. Jacob Markstrom stopped 18 of 22 shots.

Arizona’s opening goal came 1:26 into the second period after Vinnie Hinostroza sent a blind, back-handed pass to Panik at the top of the crease and he popped it in past Markstrom.

Vancouver, which didn’t register a shot in the game’s first 15 minutes, responded just 57 seconds later to tie it. Chris Tanev picked off a pass in the neutral zone and sent it to Baertschi at the Coyotes’ blue line. The Canucks left winger deked Arizona’s Jakob Chychurn by putting the puck through his legs, then sailed it up and over Kuemper’s arm.

A pair of controversial plays lead to Arizona’s second goal.

Vancouver’s Nikolay Goldobin got whacked from behind by Oliver Ekman-Larsson as he went to the net, but there was no call. Goldobin stayed flat on the ice for a moment as Panik got the puck back in Vancouver’s end. His shot bounced off Markstrom to Cousins, who deflected it into the net.

Canucks coach Travis Green challenged the play, citing goalie interference but it was deemed a goal.

Vancouver tied it again with just 32 seconds left in the second period. Kuemper stopped a long shot from Ben Hutton, but the rebound popped out to Gaudette, who was ready and waiting at the side of the net and sent in a quick wrister. It marked Gaudette’s return to the NHL after being sent to the AHL last month. He was called back up on Monday after Josh Leivo and rookie Elias Pettersson were injured.

Garland put the Coyotes ahead again midway through the third period after the Canucks turned the puck over at the blue line.

Baertschi forced overtime by tipping in a rebound off a shot from defenseman Troy Stecher with less than five minutes to go.

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Coyotes: at Edmonton on Saturday.

Canucks: host Florida on Sunday.

Vancouver Canucks' Jay Beagle (83) and Arizona Coyotes' Laurent Dauphin (12) collide during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia.(Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Motte, right, checks Arizona Coyotes' Lawson Crouse during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia.(Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Bo Horvat (53) shoots the puck off the glass away from Arizona Coyotes' Richard Panik (14), of Slovakia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Erik Gudbranson (44) checks Arizona Coyotes' Brad Richardson (15) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Arizona Coyotes' Brad Richardson (15) reaches for the puck while being checked by Vancouver Canucks' Erik Gudbranson (44) as Brock Boeser (6) takes control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Alexander Edler (23), of Sweden, checks Laurent Dauphin (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Motte, left, falls as Alexander Edler (23), of Sweden, checks Arizona Coyotes' Christian Fischer (36) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Arizona Coyotes' Conor Garland (83) skates with the puck past Vancouver Canucks' Nikolay Goldobin, back left, of Russia, Troy Stecher, back right, and Derrick Pouliot, front right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Arizona Coyotes' Conor Garland (83) skates with the puck past Vancouver Canucks' Nikolay Goldobin, left, of Russia, while Bo Horvat, second from left, and Derrick Pouliot (5) watch during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Alexander Edler (23), of Sweden, and Sven Baertschi (47), of Switzerland, celebrate Baertschi's goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP)

Arizona Coyotes' Brad Richardson, left, and Richard Panik, of Slovakia, celebrate Panik's goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Nikolay Goldobin, left, of Russia, loses control of the puck while attempting a shot on Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Alexander Edler (23), of Sweden; Sven Baertschi (47), of Switzerland; Jake Virtanen (18); and Chris Tanev (8) celebrate Baertschi's goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Ben Hutton, Adam Gaudette and Brandon Sutter, from let, celebrate Gaudette's goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Ben Hutton, Adam Gaudette and Brandon Sutter, from left, celebrate Gaudette's goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

A shot by Vancouver Canucks' Loui Eriksson goes over the net behind Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Arizona Coyotes' Ilya Lyubushkin (46), of Russia, and Vancouver Canucks' Brandon Sutter (20) collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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