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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Senators

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    Senators rally past Coyotes for overtime win

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    Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata reaches 1,000-game milestone

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    Arizona Coyotes Foundation Golf Tournament 2017

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Hurricanes

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    Hurricanes rally past Coyotes with late third-period goal

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Hurricanes

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    Coyotes react to road win over Hurricanes

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Sabres

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    Coyotes react to their 6-3 loss to the Sabres

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    Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan remain with Coyotes after NHL trade deadline

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Bruins

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    Coyotes react to Burmistrov hit in loss to Bruins

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    Shot Clock: Could they leave? Latest on Coyotes’ arena situation

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    Coyotes react to Martin Hanzal trade

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Sabres

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    Coyotes rally past Sabres in third period

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Stars

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    Stars rally past Coyotes for 5-2 win

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Blackhawks

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    Coyotes react to 6-3 loss to Blackhawks

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Ducks

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    Coyotes hold off Ducks for 3-2 win

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Sharks

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    Coyotes react to 4-1 loss to Sharks

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Kings

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    Arizona Coyotes hold off Los Angeles Kings in third for 5-3 win

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Oilers

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    Oilers overwhelm Coyotes 5-2

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Flames

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    Coyotes break out in win over Flames

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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Penguins

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    Coyotes react to overtime win over the Penguins

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    Sidney Crosby closing in on 1,000 career points

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    Hockey phenom from UAE takes the ice with the Capitals

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    Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald skates for the first time with Shane Doan

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    Coyotes bring their dads on the road to San Jose

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    Coyotes goalie Mike Smith on memorable All-Star Game experience

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    Coyotes captain Shane Doan not ruling out trade possibility

A four-goal head start wasn’t enough to hold off the Devils as the Coyotes needed a late third-period goal to eke out a 5-4 win over the Devils Saturday at Gila River Arena.

Defenseman Anthony DeAngelo wired a shot from the high slot with 6:29 to go, a goal that stood as an crucial insurance tally before morphing into the game-winner once Devils defenseman John Moore lifted a backhander over goalie Mike Smith at 15:02. The Devils continued to push and had a missed penalty shot by winger Taylor Hall, a photo finish that seemed unlikely when the Coyotes cruised to a 4-0 advantage early in the second.

Winger Radim Vrbata scored his team-leading 16th goal just 1:27 into the first period when he buried a feed from winger Max Domi by Devils goalie Cory Schneider. The goal moved Vrbata into sole possession of eighth place on the franchise’s all-time goals list at 153. Only 1:26 later, Arizona went up 2-0 when winger Tobias Rieder roofed a setup from center Jordan Martinook.

BOX SCORE: Coyotes 5, Devils 4

The power play then took over with defenseman Jakob Chychrun converting from the slot at 18:25 before winger Brendan Perlini added a fourth 3:59 into the second on a wrist shot that was his 12th goal and second in as many games. The unit went 2-for-3, snapping out of a funk that had it go 3-for-40. Schneider was replaced after that by Keith Kinkaid, who finished with 20 saves while Schneider had just six.

But that edge slowly started to disappear; Devils winger Kyle Palmieri had a redirect on the power play at 5:47 for the Devils’ lone extra-man goal in two chances. Later, winger Beau Bennett pounced on a turnover at 12:09 and defenseman Damon Severson’s point shot wove through traffic only 17 seconds into the third.

Smith totaled 26 stops.

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