Keller has 3 points, Coyotes rally to defeat Wild in OT

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner at 4:09 of overtime, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied for a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Wild at Mullett Arena on Sunday.

Keller shoved the puck into the net while sliding across the crease after Barrett Hayton's wrist shot from the right circle trickled behind Minnesota goalie Filip Gustavsson.
"[The comeback] shows the kind of guys we have in here," Keller said. "When things happen, you've just got to stick with it and go shift by shift and just be patient. I think our team, and myself, did a good job with that."

Hayton had two goals and two assists, and Brett Ritchie had a goal and two assists for the Coyotes (24-32-11), who have won three of four. Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves.

Connor Dewar and Ryan Reaves each had a goal and an assist, and Mason Shaw had two assists for the Wild (38-21-8), who extended their point streak to 13 games (10-0-3), which is tied for the longest in their history (2015-16). Gustavsson made 18 saves.
Minnesota is one point behind the Dallas Stars, who have one game in hand, for first in the Central Division.
"We're finding ways to get points, and that's huge," Shaw said. "Obviously, we wanted to finish with two [points] here tonight, but [the] feeling of this locker room is really good. We've got a good thing going, and we're not going to stop any time soon."
Ritchie cut it to 4-3 at 18:48 of the second period, driving to the net and scoring off a give-and-go with Keller at the right post.
Keller then tied it 4-4 at 12:06 of the third period. Jack McBain came out of the penalty box, chased down a loose puck in the right circle and passed to Keller, who scored from the slot.
"We were loose [defensively]. We've got to dial it back in a little bit," Minnesota coach Dean Evason said. "Regardless of how well we think we played defensively, we still gave up too many goals. It's awesome that we're scoring some goals, but we got to keep it out of the net."

Hayton gave Arizona a 1-0 lead at 1:28 of the first period on the first shot of the game. Hayton knocked down Juuso Valimaki's pass with his chest and lifted a shot from the slot over Gustavsson's glove.
Mats Zuccarello tied it 1-1 at 5:32, corralling Jake Middleton's dump-in as it wrapped around the end boards and scoring with a wrist shot between Vejmelka's pads.
Hayton made it 2-1 with a power-play goal at 12:00. Minnesota has allowed three power-play goals in its past two games after giving up only two in its previous 19.

Reaves tied it 2-2 at 18:35, and Matt Boldy gave the Wild a 3-2 lead at 1:50 of the second period on a breakaway.
Connor Dewar extended it to 4-2 at 14:59, scoring from the slot for his first goal since Dec. 21 (35 games).
"It was hard to get a rhythm going against them. … They don't shoot too much, they're waiting for the right opportunity and then there's not a lot of shots," Gustavsson said.
The Coyotes played without forwards Nick Schmaltz and Christian Fischer, who were each out with a lower-body injury.
"We know we're we're rebuilding," Arizona coach Andre Tourigny said. "But every day we show up at the rink. You show up with a purpose and want to fight and want to build a culture.Tonight we took a good step in the right direction."
NOTES: Minnesota forward Marcus Foligno left with a lower-body injury after playing 8:47 and did not return. Evason didn't have an update. … The Wild are 25-0-2 when leading after two periods. … The Coyotes have won eight of their past 12 games at Mullett Arena, where they are 17-11-3. They won 11 home games in 2021-22, their final season at Gila River Arena.