‘Yotes Notes: Coyotes win second straight, beat Minnesota

Feb 5, 2013, 5:52 AM | Updated: 5:53 am

Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a hockey game. So, we will give you ‘Yotes Notes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Coyotes’ 2-1 win over the Wild on February 4.

The Good:

Behind goals from Lauri Korpikoski and Martin Hanzal, the Coyotes earn at least a point for a fifth straight game. The goals were the fourth of the season for both players, and for Hanzal; it extended his point streak to three games.

The Bad:

Defenseman David Schlemko suffered an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return. He was seen following the game with his right arm in a sling.

“It’s not something that’s day-to-day,” head coach Dave Tippett said. “I would put him week-to-week. It’s a significant injury.”

Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi (10) and Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan (19) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, left, kicks the puck away from Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund (64), of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, blocks a shot against the Phoenix Coyotes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phoenix Coyotes' Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), and Mikkel Boedker (89), of Denmark, celebrate teammate Martin Hanzal's (not visible) goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Minnesota Wild's Pierre-Marc Bouchard (96) passes the puck as Phoenix Coyotes' Kyle Chipchura defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Dany Heatley, right, and Mikko Koivu, of Finland, as Phoenix Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker (89), of Denmark, skates by during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phoenix Coyotes' Martin Hanzal (17) scores a goal past Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, and Wild's Dany Heatley (15), Jonas Brodin (25) and Ryan Suter (20) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith deflects a shot on goal against the Minnesota Wild during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes won 2-1. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith deflects a shot on goal by Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard (96) as Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4) defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes won 2-1. (AP Photo/Matt York) Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), of Sweden, celebrate their win as Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak (21) and Zach Parise (11) leave the ice after the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes won 2-1. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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