Final - 2OT
Coyotes come from behind and defeat Avalanche in shootout
Jan 27, 2007 - 5:34 AM DENVER (Ticker) -- Yanic Perreault started the Phoenix Coyotes' comeback and goaltender Curtis Joseph finished it.Perreault scored two third-period goals and Ladislav Nagy added the lone goal during the shootout to lead the Coyotes to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Nagy scored on a wrister over the right shoulder of goaltender Peter Budaj and Joseph stopped consecutive shots by Wojtek Wolski, Milan Hejduk and All-Star Joe Sakic to preserve the shootout win.
Colorado held a 4-2 advantage heading into the final period before Perreault tallied 58 seconds apart to tie the game. His first came on a wrister in the slot past the stick side of Budaj. The second was a deflection off Zbynek Michalek's slap shot which sailed under the cross bar 9:17 into the third period.
Joseph made 23 saves for the Coyotes, who were 1-for-6 on the power play.
Second-period goals by Antti Laaksonen, Brett McLean and Sakic pushed Colorado's lead to 4-2 and set up Perreault's heroics.
Budaj stopped 24 shots, including all five in overtime, for Colorado, which was 0-for-3 with the extra skater.
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FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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PHOENIX 1 1 2 0 (1) 5
COLORADO 1 3 0 0 (0) 4 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: COL - (SH) JORDAN LEOPOLD 1 (WOJTEK WOLSKI) 5:20
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 2 (OWEN NOLAN, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 19:15
2ND PRD: COL - (SH) ANTTI LAAKSONEN 3 (IAN LAPERRIERE) 2:40
CO
Jan 26 11:55 PM - NHL
FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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PHOENIX 1 1 2 0 (1) 5
COLORADO 1 3 0 0 (0) 4 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: COL - (SH) JORDAN LEOPOLD 1 (WOJTEK WOLSKI) 5:20
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 2 (OWEN NOLAN, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 19:15
2ND PRD: COL - (SH) ANTTI LAAKSONEN 3 (IAN LAPERRIERE) 2:40
CO
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 11:55 PM - NHL
PHOENIX 4
COLORADO 4
3RD PRD: PHO - ZBYNEK MICHALEK 5 (SHANE DOAN, LADISLAV NAGY) 9:17
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 11:15 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PHOENIX 1 1 2
COLORADO 1 3 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: COL - (SH) JORDAN LEOPOLD 1 (WOJTEK WOLSKI, BRETT CLARK)
5:20
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 2 (OWEN NOLAN, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 19:15
2ND PRD: COL - (SH) ANTTI LAAKSONEN 3 (IAN LAPERRIERE, KURT SAUER)
2:40
COL - IA
Jan 26 10:39 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PHOENIX 1 1 2
COLORADO 1 3 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: COL - (SH) JORDAN LEOPOLD 1 (WOJTEK WOLSKI, BRETT CLARK)
5:20
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 2 (OWEN NOLAN, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 19:15
2ND PRD: COL - (SH) ANTTI LAAKSONEN 3 (IAN LAPERRIERE, KURT SAUER)
2:40
COL - IA
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 10:39 PM - NHL
PHOENIX 2
COLORADO 3
2ND PRD: PHO - OWEN NOLAN 12 (NICK BOYNTON, PATRICK FISCHER) 10:17
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 10:20 PM - NHL
PHOENIX 1
COLORADO 3
2ND PRD: COL - IAN LAPERRIERE 3 (BRETT MCLEAN, ANTTI LAAKSONEN) 4:15
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 10:10 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PHOENIX 1 1
COLORADO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: COL - (SH) JORDAN LEOPOLD 1 (WOJTEK WOLSKI, BRETT CLARK)
5:20
PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 2 (OWEN NOLAN, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 19:15
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PHO 8
Jan 26 9:44 PM - NHL
PHOENIX 1
COLORADO 1
1ST PRD: PHO - STEVEN REINPRECHT 2 (OWEN NOLAN, OLEG SAPRYKIN) 19:15
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 9:43 PM - NHL
PHOENIX 0
COLORADO 1
1ST PRD: COL - (SH) JORDAN LEOPOLD 1 (WOJTEK WOLSKI, BRETT CLARK) 5:20
Coyotes vs. AvalancheJan 26 9:19 PM
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