Phoenix 4, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees:
Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Brian Mach, Jean Morin
Attendance:
11109
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Derek Morris scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Ilya Bryzgalov made 37 saves to lead the visiting Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Vernon Fiddler, Eric Belanger and Radim Vrbata also scored for Phoenix, which is 4-0-1 over its last five games.
Phoenix trailed, 3-2, when Vrbata evened matters 36 seconds into the third period. Morris gave the Coyotes their first lead of the night with a slap shot from the point midway through the frame. Martin Hanzal assisted on both goals.
The Blue Jackets jumped out to a quick start in the first period when Jared Boll scored at the 2:56 mark before Rostislav Klesla tallied again less than six minutes later.
Fiddler scored his fifth of the season while Phoenix was shorthanded at 2:14 of the second session to make it 2-1, but Kristian Huselius answered on the power play a minute later. Belanger cut the deficit again less than a minute after that with his fifth of the season.
Mathieu Garon made 24 saves for Columbus.
Top Game Performances
| Phoenix |
|
Columbus |
|
Martin Hanzal 2 |
Points |
Fedor Tyutin 2 |
|
Eric Belanger 1 |
Goals |
Jared Boll 1 |
|
Martin Hanzal 2 |
Assists |
Fedor Tyutin 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Kristian Huselius 1 |
|
Vernon Fiddler 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ilya Bryzgalov .925 |
Save Percentage |
Mathieu Garon .857 |
|
Ilya Bryzgalov 37 |
Saves |
Mathieu Garon 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Phoenix
|
28 |
4 |
0-4 |
4-5 |
10 |
33 |
| Columbus
|
40 |
3 |
1-5 |
4-4 |
8 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .455 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .545 after a loss.