By the Numbers: Phoenix Coyotes blank rival LA Kings

Jan 29, 2014, 5:30 AM | Updated: Jan 30, 2014, 6:27 pm

After dropping a heartbreaker to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, the Phoenix Coyotes needed a bounce-back game against their division rivals, the Los Angeles Kings.

And bounce back they did.

The Coyotes brought high energy from the time the puck dropped to the final whistle and put together a solid 60 minutes of hockey in between.

They scored first and never looked back. Goaltender Thomas Greiss was stellar and gave his team the chance to win, a chance they were all too happy to take.

After the dust settled, the Coyotes walked away from Jobing.com Arena on Tuesday the victors in a 3-0 game, the tone for a four-game homestand set.

Here’s a closer look at the win by the numbers:

1

The Coyotes scored one goal in each period. Oliver Ekman-Larsson flipped a pretty wrister over Kings goalie Jonathon Quick in the first and followed it with an effort on the power play in the second. Antoine Vermette iced the game in the third after a pileup in the Kings’ net.

2

Greiss posted his second shutout of the season on Tuesday. He wasn’t overly challenged during his 30-save evening, but the few times he was called upon the 27-year-old German delivered. After the game, head coach Dave Tippett said his initial feeling is to start Greiss Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres, but the starter has not been determined.

5

Coyotes forward Lauri Korpikoski notched an assist Tuesday, his fifth-straight game with a point. He has now tied his career-high for consecutive games with a point and is 0-6-6 in that time.

7

When it comes to scoring, few in the NHL have been hotter than Coyotes center Antoine Vermette. His third period goal was his seventh in his last seven games and he’s added two assists in that time as well. He is currently the Coyotes’ leading scorer this season with 19.

13

The penalty kill has been doing well after struggling all season and has killed the last 13 penalties and 34 of the last 39.

64

The Coyotes and Kings exchanged a whopping 64 hits on Tuesday. No love was lost between the teams and LA forward Jordan Nolan laid a devastating hit on Phoenix forward Kyle Chipchura in the second period. Chip was examined in the locker room and returned several minutes later.

500

He’s been around for a while and is still setting records. Doan recorded his 500th career NHL assist Tuesday. He is currently third on the franchise all-time assist chart, 53 shy of Thomas Steen’s record.

Los Angeles Kings' Mike Richards (10) battles Phoenix Coyotes' Boyd Gordon (15) for the puck after a face-off in the first period during an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, gets the puck in front of Phoenix Coyotes' Lauri Korpikoski (28), of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Los Angeles Kings' Trevor Lewis (22) skates away as Phoenix Coyotes' Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), of Sweden; Raffi Torres (37); Michael Stone, right; and Martin Hanzal, second from right, of the Czech Republic, celebrate a goal by Mikkel Boedker during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Antoine Vermette as Los Angeles Kings' Slava Voynov (26), of Russia, skates past in the first period during an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres (37) celebrates his goal against Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick (32) with teammate Shane Doan (19) as Kings' Kyle Clifford, right, and Rob Scuderi (7) gather near Quick in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick (32) reacts to a goal by Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres, right, as Kings' Keaton Ellerby (5) skates nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Antoine Vermette (50) sends Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Penner (25) into the boards duirng the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) gets shielded by Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Penner (25) as Kings' Mike Richards scores a goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Rob Klinkhammer, left, scores a goal against Jonathan Quick (32) in the third period during an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Kings 5-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Rob Klinkhammer (36) celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings with teammate Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), of Sweden, in the third period during an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Kings 5-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) After being checked into the goal by Phoenix Coyotes' Derek Morris, Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Penner (25) is unable to get out as he is blocked in by Coyotes' Mike Smith (41) in the third period during an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Kings 5-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan (19) scores a goal against Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick (32) in the first period during an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Kings 5-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan (19) celebrates his goal against Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick (32) as Kings' Slava Voynov (26), of Russia, skates in late in the first period during an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Kings 5-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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