COLUMBUS — Arizona got back-to-back goals 28 seconds apart from Logan Cooley and Lawson Crouse to help the Coyotes edge the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.
The Blue Jackets have now lost seven in a row and 11 of their last 12. Columbus has now lost six-straight after holding a lead.
“That’s the NHL,” Blue Jackets coach Pascale Vincent said. “Nobody’s going to give you anything, and we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. Tomorrow we’re going to get up and do it again, and then find solutions.”
Barrett Hayton scored Arizona's first goal during the second period to tie the game, and Connor Ingram stopped 39 shots, as the Coyotes picked up points for the third straight game.
Defenseman Damon Severson scored twice and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 29 in the losing effort for the Blue Jackets.
Severson broke the scoreless tie in the second to give Columbus the lead at 1:44 on a shot from the right circle for his second goal of the season. Ivan Provorov got the secondary assist on the play for his 10th of the season, making him the team’s point leader.
Hayton evened the game with a shot from his knees just in front of the net that slid to the left of Merzlikins at 6:19. It was Hayton’s fourth point in five games.
The game remained tied until the final period when Cooley gave Arizona the lead on a power play goal, scoring off a wrister from the left circle at 9:38. Then 28 seconds later, Crouse made it 3-1.
But Columbus would fight back late, as Severson scored his second goal with 1:57, as the Blue Jackets brought an extra skater on in place of Merzlikins, but Columbus would come up short on the comeback.
Columbus visits Washington on Saturday night.
Arizona 0 1 2 — 3
Columbus 0 1 1 — 2
Second Period
CBJ—Damon Severson (2)Assists: Dmitri Voronkov (6), Ivan Provorov (10), 1:45.
ARZ—Barrett Hayton (2)Assists: Michael Kesselring (1), Matt Dumba (2), 6:20. Third Period
ARZ—Logan Cooley (2) (Power Play)Assists: Sean Durzi (7), Clayton Keller (10), 9:39.
ARZ—Lawson Crouse (7)Assists: Nick Bjugstad (7), 10:07.
CBJ—Damon Severson (3)Assists: Zach Werenski (9), Alexandre Texier (3), 8:03.
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