National Hockey League
Arizona 7, Tampa Bay 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 13623

Arizona's Michael Grabner had two short-handed goals, Clayton Keller scored his fifth goal of the season and Vinnie Hinostroza had his third as the Coyotes scored a season-high seven goals in a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz.

Jordan Oesterle, Derek Stepan and Richard Panik each scored their first goals of the season, and Antti Raanta made 30 saves as the Coyotes won their third straight while breaking the Lightning's seven-game points streak.

The Coyotes have scored 22 goals in the last five games after a slow start to the season in which they were shut out in three of their first four games and did not have an even-strength goal until their sixth game. They lead the league with five short-handed goals.

Brad Richardson and Alex Goligoski each had two assists, and Raanta had one, on Hinostroza's goal. Rantta has three career assists, the last while with the Rangers in 2016-17.

Lightning goalie Louis Domingue made 23 saves in his first game against his former team.

Oesterle gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead with a slap shot from the left blue line through traffic at 6:55 of the first period. Brendan Perlini was stationed in front of the net, and Lightning coach Jon Cooper initiated a challenge for goalie interference, but the goal stood.

Keller's wrist shot from deep between the circles bounced off a defender and went through Domingue's pads at 8:51 of the first period for a 2-0 lead. Stepan took a cross-ice pass from Perlini and scored for a 3-0 lead at 12:57 of the first.

Hinostroza skated unimpeded in between the circles and found an open side of the net at 8:26 of the second period for a 4-0 lead, and Grabner scored a short-handed goal at 11:48 of the second. Grabner had his second short-handed goal in the third period for a 6-0 lead before Adam Erne broke Raanta's shutout.

The Lightning played without defenseman Victor Hedman, who won the Norris Trophy last season. Hedman suffered an upper-body injury after taking a hit early in a 3-2 victory over Las Vegas on Friday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Arizona
Adam Erne 1 Points Michael Grabner 2
Adam Erne 1 Goals Michael Grabner 2
Yanni Gourde 1 Assists Alex Goligoski 2
Adam Erne 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Michael Grabner 2
Louis Domingue .767 Save Percentage Antti Raanta .968
Louis Domingue 23 Saves Antti Raanta 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 31 1 1-5 4-4 8 30
Arizona 30 7 0-4 4-5 10 29
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Lightning have a W/L % of .625 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.