GDT: Game 71: Lightning @ Coyotes - 7PM - FSAZ

[SniperHF]

7:00 PM
FSAZ

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Preview:
http://coyotes.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015021076

Seeking to match a season-high winning streak, the Coyotes will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Gila River Arena.

Arizona (31-32-7) has won three games in a row and has outscored opponents 11-2 during that span. With 69 points and 12 games left, the Coyotes are nine points behind second-place Colorado in the Western Conference wild-card standings.


Rookie Louis Domingue will make his 33rd start in goal in place of Mike Smith, who has played the past two games. Smith will take a rest and be back in net on Sunday when the Coyotes play at San Jose.


Center Antoine Vermette will enter the game with a three-game goal-scoring streak, during which he has notched four of his 15 goals this season.

Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is “doubtful†to return vs. Tampa Bay, according to Tippett. He has missed the past four games because of an upper-body injury suffered on March 7 at Colorado. Meanwhile, defenseman Nicklas Grossman did not practice on Friday, and the Coyotes recalled defenseman Philip Samuelsson from the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.

Tampa Bay (40-26-5) has lost five of its past six games after stringing together nine wins in a row, and has scored just 11 goals in those six games.



Goalie Ben Bishop has started 52 games and has posted a 2.06 goals-against average. That’s tops in the NHL among goalies with at least 25 starts.

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[Summer Rose]

Meh.

Looking forward more to the Australian GP afterwards.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Meh.

Looking forward more to the Australian GP afterwards.

Auto racing is much more fun in person, but F1, especially on TV, just doesn't do it for me.

 

[AZCoyote89]

Go Coyotes!!!!!

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Meh.

Looking forward more to the Australian GP afterwards.

New qualifying format debuted with a big thud. Hopefully the teams figure that out.

 

[Murf]

Non-Coyotes talk on a game day thread!? Oh wait, it's March and I'm a Coyotes fan. Carry on.

 

[Summer Rose]

New qualifying format debuted with a big thud. Hopefully the teams figure that out.

Bernie has already said he's going to scrap the new format.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Bernie has already said he's going to scrap the new format.

I'm still waiting for Bernie to mandate trackside sprinklers for wet races to entertain the fans.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

The Coyotes are destined for the playoffs.

 

[rt]

I'm still waiting for Bernie to mandate trackside sprinklers for wet races to entertain the fans.

Federally mandated sprinklers? Confiscated from privileged fans and distributed to less fortunate fans?

 

[XX]

Federally mandated sprinklers? Confiscated from privileged fans and distributed to less fortunate fans?

Other Bernie

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I'm still waiting for Bernie to mandate trackside sprinklers for wet races to entertain the fans.

Bernie will demand equal shares of the winner's earnings to be divided amongst the participants

 

[doaner]

Bernie will demand equal shares of the winner's earnings to be divided amongst the participants

And after that, everyone gets a loser, I mean winner, ribbon. Haha

 

[Matias Maccete]

Came in here to post about the coyotes lighting game, I see I'm in the wrong thread though.

I hope we don't get slaughtered tonight, but I do want to see some tampa bay high flying offense. I haven't seen them this year, and I loved watching them in last years playoffs.

 

[Muppet]

Something something win or lose, I don't even care anymore. Can we just skip straight to next season?

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Something something win or lose, I don't even care anymore. Can we just skip straight to next season?

This fast forward please

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Would like to end this season on a good note. Would be nice to sweep the home games.

 

[SniperHF]

Watching two NCAA games on BTN/CBSSN and now the Coyotes game is about to start....Too much to watch

 

[SniperHF]

Heh, that 8ish year old kid behind Tippett has an OEL of Sweden hat

 

[Summer Rose]

Well, I guess I can watch this. Nothing better to do until F1.

 

[Ebb]

I took a nap to stay awake during this one, so it best be a decent one. At least we get to see domingue. Sorry to hear that Grossmann's playing

 

[awfulwaffle]

Tik needs a haircut

 

[_Del_]

No shots in six minutes... I'm sure that's because we're tightening up defensively.... Oh, we've allowed six shots... Lovely

 

[SniperHF]

Pretty good work by the 4th line, keeping Tampa's top line in their own zone and drawing a penalty to boot.

 

[Ebb]

The lulling begins