Henrique, Ducks hand Coyotes 11th straight loss, 3-1
Nov 5, 2021, 9:50 AM | Updated: 11:01 pm
Arizona Coyotes right wing Clayton Keller, left, battles for the puck with Anaheim Ducks center Isac Lundestrom (21) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
(AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist, Troy Terry extended his points streak to 10 games and the Anaheim Ducks won 3-1, sending the Arizona Coyotes to their 11th straight loss to start the season on Friday night.
Sonny Milano and Sam Carrick also scored in the third straight victory for the Ducks, who have earned a point in six of their last seven games. Henrique put the Ducks ahead just 34 seconds into the first period, and Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves for Anaheim before missing out on his fourth career shutout on Shayne Gostisbehere’s goal with 7.8 seconds to play.
“I thought it was a great game by us,” Carrick said. “Obviously it helps when you can score on the first shift and you’re playing with the lead right off the bat. It’s a fun game.”
Stolarz earned his first win of the season for Anaheim, which had a six-game winless skid before outscoring its last three opponents by a combined 11-3 at home.
“I thought we did a good job keeping their chances to the outside,” Stolarz said. “They only had probably two or three quality chances from the slot. … We just played the right way tonight.”
Rookie Karel Vejmelka stopped 28 shots while Arizona fell to 0-10-1. The Coyotes are the league’s remaining winless team, and have tied the 2017-18 Coyotes for the franchise’s longest losing streak to start the season.
The Coyotes’ streak also matches three other teams for the second-longest winless skid to start a season in NHL history, according to the league’s record books. Only the 1943-44 New York Rangers have been worse — opening 0-11-0 and eventually going 0-14-1 before their first win.
“Mentally, we had a lack of urgency,” Arizona coach André Tourigny said. “I understand we’re in a tough situation, but nobody will feel sorry for (us), so we need to show more character in our situation.”
Defenseman Cam Dineen and forward Ben McCartney made their NHL debuts for the Coyotes.
Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf had an assist after being honored in a pregame ceremony for becoming the franchise’s career scoring leader. Getzlaf received a congratulatory hug from Teemu Selanne, who held the record until Getzlaf passed him Sunday with the 989th point of a 17-year career spent entirely in Anaheim.
Getzlaf now has 993 points and likely will soon be the 92nd member of the NHL’s 1,000-point club. After contemplating retirement last summer, he is enjoying a revitalized year with the Ducks’ talented young core, racking up a five-game points streak and earning 11 points in 12 games.
Terry got the secondary assist on Henrique’s goal in the opening minute, giving him the Ducks’ longest points streak since 2016 and matching Connor McDavid for the longest active streak in the NHL. It’s also the longest of Terry’s career, and makes him the sixth player in franchise history to extend a points streak to 10 games.
Henrique scored his fifth goal of the season when Getzlaf’s pass deflected off a skate and off the boards before going straight to Henrique at the far post.
Henrique is off to a strong start to the new season with 11 points in 12 games. In February, Ducks general manager Bob Murray put Henrique on waivers just two seasons into his five-year, $29.125 million contract.
Henrique then set up Milano’s power-play goal late in the first period. The Ducks have scored 10 power play goals in 12 games this season after having the least effective power play in modern NHL history last season with just 11 during 56 games.
Carrick then drove the net and deflected home Derek Grant’s pass midway through the second period for his second goal of the season.
“I liked our first period,” Tourigny said. “I think we did good things in the first period, and then after that it’s a huge setback. Not happy about the way we responded. Not happy about the way we behaved. Not happy about the way we worked.”
Arizona’s Liam O’Brien and Antoine Roussel both got misconduct penalties in a fight-filled third period.
UP NEXT
Coyotes: Host Seattle on Saturday night.
Ducks: Host St. Louis on Sunday night.
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