Red Wings 3, Coyotes 2 (OT)
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Detroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser took a feed from center Dylan Larkin and beat Coyotes goalie Louis Domingue to the upper corner of the net at 2:08 of overtime as the Red Wings rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to defeat Arizona 3-2 on Thursday at Gila River Arena.
Center Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist for Detroit and goalie Pete Mrazek made 27 saves. Domingue had 22 saves for Arizona.
The Red Wings finished a six-game road trip with a 5-1 record.
Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson crashed the net to collect a loose puck and give the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 4:51 of the first period. The goal was his 13th of the season and moved him into fourth place in in the NHL for points by defenseman (33). Ekman-Larsson has six goals and seven assists in his last 10 games.
Right winger Shane Doan widened the lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal with 1:10 remaining in the second period. Left winger Tobias Rieder collected a rebound and tossed it toward the net with his backhand as he skated away from the crease. The puck glanced off Doan's stick and in. It was Doan's 10th goal in his last 11 games.
It was also the Coyotes' 14th power-play goal in their last 39 chances (36 percent).
Datsyuk cut the lead to 2-1 with a power-play goal at 11:50 of the third period, and then assisted on left winger Gustav Nyqvist's game-tying goal two-and-a-half minutes later. With Domingue on his back, Nyqvist poked a loose puck just past Domingue's stick and into the net.
The Coyotes challenged the goal, arguing that right winger Justin Abdelkader had interfered with Domingue because his skate and leg were on top of Domingue's pad, but the officials upheld the goal, ruling that no interference occurred until after the puck had crossed the goal line.
In 46 games against the Coyotes, Datsyuk has 16 goals and 63 points (1.37 per game). That is his best per-game average against any NHL team.
Despite the loss, the Coyotes are 8-1-3 in their last 12 games.
NOTES: The Coyotes waived D Stefan Elliott on Thursday to make room on the 23-man roster for D Kevin Connauton. The team claimed Connauton off waivers from Columbus on Wednesday while loaning LW John Scott to their AHL affiliate in Springfield, Mass. Connauton did not play Thursday. ... With Thursday's roster move clearing space, the Coyotes expect to recall Scott, an All-Star Game captain, this weekend. ... Detroit LW Drew Miller will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Friday. He is expected to miss at least a month. ... Coyotes G Louis Domingue made his seventh straight start. He had six starts in his NHL career before this run. ... Detroit coach Jeff Blashill made the unusual decision to pair D Mike Green with D Brendan Smith on Thursday despite the fact that both are offensive-minded players who are expected to jump into the play.