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Slumping Coyotes return home to face Blue Jackets

Mar 3, 2007 - 5:37 PM Columbus (25-33-7) at Phoenix (27-34-3) 9:00 pm EST

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- Shane Doan and the Phoenix Coyotes hope a return home will cure their recent woes.

The slumping Coyotes aim for their second straight home win Saturday when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Phoenix went 1-2-0 on its three-game road trip and returns home with a different roster from the one it left with.

The Coyotes purged themselves of high-priced veterans at last Tuesday's trade deadline, shipping Georges Laraque, Ladislav Nagy, Yannic Perreault and Oleg Saprykin to playoff contenders.

After posting an impressive 3-0 victory at Edmonton shortly after Tuesday's deadline, Phoenix fell short two days later, dropping a 4-3 decision at Vancouver.

Doan scored his team-leading 21st goal for the Coyotes, who have lost eight of their last 10 games.

Columbus defeated Dallas 3-2 in a shootout on Friday, snapping a two-game losing streak.

Jason Chimera scored the lone shootout goal and Manny Malhotra and Sergei Fedorov each tallied in regulation for the Blue Jackets, who will try to win consecutive road games for the first time since a season-high four-game run in early December.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COLUMBUS 1 1 2 4
    PHOENIX 1 1 1 3 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: COB - RICK NASH 20 (DAVID VYBORNY, GEOFF PLATT) 2:37
    PHO - (PP) SHANE DOAN 22 (KEITH BALLARD, STEVEN REINPRECHT)
    16:51
    2ND PRD: PHO - (PP) KEITH BALLARD 5 (UNASSISTED) 1:41
    COB - JASON CHIMERA 13 (MANNY MALHOTRA, GIL

    Mar 3 11:37 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 4
    PHOENIX 3
    3RD PRD: PHO - JEFF TAFFE 1 (BILL THOMAS, YANICK LEHOUX) 7:25

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 11:08 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 4
    PHOENIX 2
    3RD PRD: COB - RICK NASH 21 (DAVID VYBORNY, GEOFF PLATT) 5:29

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 11:06 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 3
    PHOENIX 2
    3RD PRD: COB - (PP) FREDRIK MODIN 16 (ROSTISLAV KLESLA, DAVID VYBORNY)
    0:27

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 10:59 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COLUMBUS 1 1 2
    PHOENIX 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: COB - RICK NASH 20 (DAVID VYBORNY, GEOFF PLATT) 2:37
    PHO - (PP) SHANE DOAN 22 (KEITH BALLARD, STEVEN REINPRECHT)
    16:51
    2ND PRD: PHO - (PP) KEITH BALLARD 5 (UNASSISTED) 1:41
    COB - JASON CHIMERA 13 (MANNY

    Mar 3 10:40 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 2
    PHOENIX 2
    2ND PRD: COB - JASON CHIMERA 13 (MANNY MALHOTRA, GILBERT BRULE) 8:36

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 10:19 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 1
    PHOENIX 2
    2ND PRD: PHO - (PP) KEITH BALLARD 5 (UNASSISTED) 1:41

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 10:07 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COLUMBUS 1 1
    PHOENIX 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: COB - RICK NASH 20 (DAVID VYBORNY, GEOFF PLATT) 2:37
    PHO - (PP) SHANE DOAN 22 (KEITH BALLARD, STEVEN REINPRECHT)
    16:51
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COB 11

    Mar 3 9:45 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 1
    PHOENIX 1
    1ST PRD: PHO - (PP) SHANE DOAN 22 (KEITH BALLARD, STEVEN REINPRECHT)
    15:51

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 9:40 PM


  • NHL
    COLUMBUS 1
    PHOENIX 0
    1ST PRD: COB - RICK NASH 20 (DAVID VYBORNY, GEOFF PLATT) 2:37

    Blue Jackets vs. CoyotesMar 3 9:17 PM

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