Yawns turned into howls when the third period was coming to an end and the Coyotes were down 1-0. The first and second periods consisted of the Arizona Coyotes and Seattle Kraken attacking back and forth down both ends of the ice.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!With only 1:08 left in the third period, Clayton Keller tied the game 1-1 to send the game into overtime.
Who else but Clayton Keller!
Game's now tied 1-1 with 1:08 to play. pic.twitter.com/459zSh9tFe
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) March 23, 2024
In the extra frame, the Coyotes rookie dynamic duo of Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley worked their magic.
After a few shot attempts from both teams, the time had dwindled down to one minute remaining. With the ‘Yotes in possession behind their net, Cooley launched a pass to Guenther who clinched the game-winning goal with a shot right over the shoulder of Kraken goaltender and ASU alum, Joey Daccord.
The fastest Guen in the west wins it in overtime! pic.twitter.com/3whKlyHyF5
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) March 23, 2024
Since Guenther was called up from the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL), he has garnered strong chemistry between himself and Cooley.
“We sit together (in the locker room), we sit on the plane together, we spend a lot of time together so that helps,” Guenther said. “I think when you are friends with someone off the ice, it helps your on-ice chemistry. Our skill sets and games complement each other well, so I think it’s just gonna keep going up from here.”
With the assist from Cooley, Guenther became the fifth Coyotes player under 20 years old or younger to score an overtime winner in team history. Dale Hawerchuk, Shane Doan, Christian Fischer and Clayton Keller are his four predecessors.
Dylan Guenther became the fifth player age 20 or younger to record an overtime goal for the @ArizonaCoyotes / Jets. The others: Clayton Keller (2x), Christian Fischer (2x), Shane Doan and Dale Hawerchuk.#NHLStats: https://t.co/HyFRTXrV5P https://t.co/LFUTQMmx84
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 23, 2024
Securing a 6-5 record so far in March, the ‘Yotes are now 2-0 against the Kraken in the season series. They will play each other one more time this season on April 9 in Seattle.
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