Coyotes edge Oilers in shootout
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Oliver Ekmann-Larsson and Radim Vrbata scored in a shootout and Mike Smith logged 32 saves as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday night at Gila River Arena.
Shane Doan's deflection goal at 8:06 of the third period tied the score at 3.
In the overtime, the Coyotes survived a power play after an Anthony DeAngelo penalty and a review on a possible Connor McDavid goal, which showed came a fraction of a second after time expired.
The Coyotes continued their mastery over the Oilers. They are 19-0-4 in the past 24 meetings. The Oilers have not defeated the Coyotes in regulation since Jan. 25, 2011.
The Oilers scored all their goals in the first period as the 19-year-old McDavid has nine points -- five goals and four assists -- in the past four games.
It took less than 90 seconds for McDavid to establish his presence. After Oilers goal keeper Cam Talbot rejected a Vrbata shot, two quick passes from Jesse Paljugarvi and Milan Lucic found a wide-open McDavid, who flashed his speed on a breakaway with a wrist shot for his 10th goal and 28th point of the season.
The Coyotes appeared to have tied it at 1 with a Jamie McGinn goal, but after a review the score was overturned.
The Oilers hiked their advantage to 2-0 on Adam Larson's second goal of the season at 17:29. Oscar Klefbom and Jordan Eberle were credited with assists.
Nine seconds later, the Coyotes got their first goal on a Max Domi wrist shot. Vrbata and Ekmann-Larson doled out the assists on the goal by Domi, who was appearing in his 100th game.
The Coyotes' 20 first-period shots were the most in a period this season, but they managed just nine shots in a scoreless second period.
The Coyotes' power play again flopped. Twice Arizona had a man advantage in the first two periods but came away empty. They have scored only three power play goals in 27 opportunities in their first nine home games.
NOTES: The Oilers and Coyotes meet again Sunday at Edmonton in a home-and-home series. ... Although the Oilers had won three straight entering Friday, they made several lineup changes with forwards Benoit Pouliot and Mark Letestu returning, while Anton Slepyshev and Matt Hendricks were out. ... Coyotes G Louis Domingue suffered a minor lower-body injury in the Wednesday loss to Vancouver and did not dress. Justin Peters was recalled from Tucson in the American Hockey League on an emergency basis and served as Mike Smith's backup. Peters was 0-1 in three Coyotes games earlier this season. ... Arizona scratched 18-year-old Jakob Chycrun, the 16th overall pick in the 2016 draft, for the second straight game.