Frank Vatrano scores Anaheim’s lone goal as Arizona wins its home opener in a game marred by 14 penalties
Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal stops a shot from Arizona’s Nick Schmaltz during the first period Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. TEMPE, Ariz. — Lukas Dostal made 25 saves in his second start of the season but it wasn’t enough as the Ducks fell 2-1 to the Arizona Coyotes in a Saturday matinee at 5,000-seat Mullett Arena on the Arizona State University campus.
Pulling Dostal with two minutes remaining proved fruitless for the Ducks , who could not score again in a contentious game that included 14 penalties – eight by the Ducks – and a fight between Coyotes forward Liam O’Brien and Ducks forward Ross Johnston that knocked the goal off its moorings midway through the second period. Both were given five-minute fighting penalties.
Just nine seconds into a power play, Zucker opened the scoring with a quick wrist shot from the top of the right circle that squeaked under Dostal’s glove with 2:19 remaining in the first period. The most consistent pressure from the Ducks on Vejmelka came during a power play early in the second period. Vejmelka turned aside three shots, two by Trevor Zegras, and the defense blocked three others in the first 80 seconds.
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