Raanta makes 26 saves, Coyotes shut out Ducks

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta made 26 saves for his second shutout in his past three games, a 2-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Gila River Arena on Saturday.
Jason Demers and Max Domi scored for the Coyotes (18-33-10), who are 5-1-0 in their past six games. Arizona has allowed two goals or fewer in five of its past six games.

Ryan Miller made 36 saves for the Ducks, who lost for the first time in five games.
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Anaheim (31-21-11), which has scored two goals or fewer in six of its past seven games, is tied with the Calgary Flames for third place in the Pacific Division, one point behind the San Jose Sharks for second.
"I didn't think that we paid enough of a price to be inside and on top of the goaltender," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "We played the turnover game. We were too cute. You can't be cute in the NHL. You've got to get inside and get people and pucks to the net."
Raanta made 40 saves in a 1-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 17, his first shutout with the Coyotes.
"I think when you get the first one, the second one is a little easier to get," said Raanta, who has made the save on 266 of 284 shots (.937 save percentage) in nine games (eight starts) in February. "It took a little time to get the first one, but I think our five-man units are really good right now and they are helping me a lot. We didn't give too many Grade A chances to the other team. If the goalie can be patient and make the first save, the guys are taking care of the rest."

The Coyotes are 6-2-1 in the first of back-to-back games this season. They host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
Demers gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 5:58 of the first period when his shot from along the right half-wall banked off goalie Ryan Miller's blocker and into the net. It was the seventh straight game when the Coyotes scored first.
"He looked like he fell down a bit," Demers said of Miller. "I luckily got a little tip, so I'll take that all day."
Max Domi scored into an empty net with 1:01 left in the third period to make it 2-0. Domi has scored two of his five goals this season into an empty net. He has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 10 games against Anaheim.

Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said they will need a better effort when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
"We didn't play hockey," Getzlaf said. "This time of year, we've got to find a way to be excited and play hockey. Simple as that."

Goal of the game

Demers' goal at 5:58 of the first period.

Save of the game

Raanta stopping Andrew Cogliano at 10:39 of the third period.

Highlight of the game

Raanta stopping Cogliano at 8:23 of the third period.

They said it

"I think we've got to realize that we're not in first place and we're not locked in the [Stanley Cup] Playoffs here. This should be the most exciting time of the year in terms of playing with energy." -- Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano
"I've gotten pretty tight with them over the last little bit, so it's fun to play with them and even better to get a win." -- Coyotes forward Freddie Hamilton on playing his first game since being claimed off waivers from the Flames on Jan. 4

Need to know

Coyotes forward Richard Panik missed the game with a lower-body injury. He is day to day. … Arizona recalled forward Laurent Dauphin from Tucson of the American Hockey League. … Coyotes forward Josh Archibald had two assists for the first time in his NHL career.

What's next

Ducks: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; SN, PRIME, NHL.TV)
Coyotes: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday (9:30 p.m. ET; FS-A, SNP, NHL.TV)