Ducks 2, Coyotes 1
Patrick Maroon scored his first goal of the season and had an assist during the second period as host Anaheim skated to its second straight victory.
Kyle Palmieri also scored and Ryan Kesler notched two assists for the Ducks, who posted their first regulation win in three weeks and their second triumph in seven outings (2-2-3) at Honda Center. Defenseman Sami Vatanen had an assist to extend his point streak to three games and Frederik Andersen finished with 26 saves.
Defenseman Keith Yandle scored for the Coyotes, who finished 1-2-0 on their three-game road trip. Mike Smith turned aside 28 shots and fell to 0-5-1 in his last six outings and 4-11-1 on the season.
Smith stumbled while attempting to play the puck behind the net, leading to the first goal at 14:08 of the second period. Kesler quickly gained possession of the puck and backhanded a centering feed to Palmieri, who wired a shot into the gaping net.
Anaheim doubled the advantage 3:12 later as Vatanen's shot from the point was denied by Smith, but Maroon gained inside position on Arizona defenseman Michael Stone and cleaned up the juicy rebound. Yandle trimmed the deficit by skating into the slot and sliding the puck under Andersen's pad at 8:56 of the third, but the Coyotes were unable to net the equalizer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Anaheim LW Rene Bourque registered three shots on goal in 9:54 of ice time while making his debut with his new team after being acquired from Montreal for D Bryan Allen on Thursday. ... Ducks D Clayton Stoner sat out the contest due to "mild mump-like symptoms," the team announced. Earlier in the season, RW Corey Perry and D Francois Beauchemin each missed five games because of mumps. ... With St. Louis D Jay Bouwmeester sitting out earlier in the day, Anaheim C Andrew Cogliano became the NHL's active leader in consecutive games played as he competed in his 562nd Sunday.