Oilers score 4 in 3rd, hand Coyotes 10th straight loss

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Evander Kane scored twice in the third period for the Edmonton Oilers, who rallied with four straight goals to hand the Arizona Coyotes their 10th straight loss with a 6-3 win at Mullett Arena on Monday.

“When things aren't going our way or we don't have our best game going, it’s just staying composed and not panicking and knowing if we hang around long enough and get our game in order, we can pull it out,” Kane said. “It was a good example of doing that.”

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, Evan Bouchard had three assists, and Stuart Skinner made 22 saves for the Oilers (33-18-1), who had alternated wins and losses in their first six games since the All-Star break. Connor McDavid had two assists.

“We talked about not getting back-to-back wins for three weeks,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said. “Good teams are able to put together long (winning) streaks, and good teams also don't put long losing streaks together. So, getting back-to-back (wins) feels good."

Nick Bjugstad scored twice, and Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes (23-28-4), who were coming off a 4-3 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday and are 0-9-1 in their past 10 games. Matt Villalta made 20 saves in his first NHL start.

“It's tough in the room right now. We’ve got to figure it out, and it’s very frustrating,” Bjugstad said. “We’d do just about anything for a win right now.”

Kane tied it 3-3 at 4:28 of the third period during a delayed penalty. He scored his 20th of the season from the top of the left circle off a cross-ice pass from Bouchard.

Zach Hyman scored 26 seconds later to put Edmonton ahead 4-3, redirecting in Mattias Ekholm’s shot from the left point that was going wide of the net.

“We were a little slow in the second period and spent a little bit too much time in our own end,” Kane said. “We did a great job of getting on top of them a little quicker, and that led us to some scoring opportunities.”

Kane scored again to make it 5-3 at 6:31 when Ryan McLeod's shot from the high slot deflected five-hole off his knee in front.

Warren Foegele scored an empty-net goal at 18:51 for the 6-3 final.

“I think we got off to a pretty good start to the game, and then we kind of took our foot off the gas,” McLeod said. “But when we play a simple brand of hockey, that’s when we have success. We got a couple of [quick] goals, and it was huge.”

Draisaitl gave Edmonton a 1-0 lead at 2:12 of the first period with a power-play goal, finishing off a return pass from McDavid over the left shoulder of Villalta.

Bjugstad tied it 1-1 at 4:15.

Mattias Janmark responded for the Oilers to make it 2-1 at 6:07. Brett Kulak's shot from the left point deflected in off him as he fought for position in front with J.J. Moser.

Keller tied it 2-2 at 2:53 of the second period, burying a one-timer from the right circle off a quick return pass from Nick Schmaltz on the power play.

Bjugstad gave Arizona a 3-2 lead at 10:52, receiving a stretch pass from Keller and scoring blocker side with a wrist shot from the right circle.

“We played an elite team [with] a tough schedule, and we broke down for five minutes and we cannot stop the bleeding. Three scoring chances and three goals right there,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said. “It’s not on our goalie. They’re a tough team to play against.”

NOTES: McDavid has 12 assists in his past four games but hasn't scored in his past six. … Draisaitl has eight points (three goals, five assists) during a four-game point streak. … Janmark's goal was his second in 41 games this season. ... Edmonton has won seven straight against Arizona. Its last loss came on Feb. 4, 2020. … The Oilers are 10-for-20 on the penalty kill in their past six games. … Coyotes forwards Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley played with Keller on the top line for the first time.