Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) - Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the winner in the
fifth round of the shootout, and the Phoenix Coyotes claimed their second
consecutive 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
Ekman-Larsson beat Jonas Hiller with a rising wrister to begin the round, and
Mike Smith closed the pads on a Bobby Ryan forehander to end the contest.
Antoine Vermette, Matthew Lombardi, Shane Doan and Keith Yandle scored in
regulation for the Coyotes, who also won by a similar score against their
division rivals in the shootout at home on Saturday night and have taken three
of four overall.
Smith picked up the win with 27 stops.
Ryan Getzlaf totaled a goal and two assists for the Ducks, who have dropped
three of their last five. Ryan, Matt Beleskey and Corey Perry also lit the
lamp, while Hiller made 36 saves in the setback.
The clubs finish off their three-game set in southern California on Wednesday.
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