GLENDALE, Ariz. — Daniel Carcillo scored in the eighth round of the shootout and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night to snap a six-game home losing streak.
Shane Doan also scored in the shootout, and Joakim Lindstrom, Viktor Tikhonov and Steven Goertzen had goals in regulation for the Coyotes, who won for the second time in 11 gams since the All-Star break.
Ilya Kovalchuk, Erik Christensen and Bryan Little scored in regulation, and Vyacheslav Kozlov added a shootout goal for the Thrashers.
Kovalchuk sent the game to overtime when he scored with 52.5 seconds remaining.
Forty seconds after the Thrashers pulled goalie Kari Lehtonen for an extra attacker, Bryan little drew Phoenix goalie Mikael Tellqvist to the top right side of the crease before passing to Kovalchuk for the shot into the open left side.
Kovalchuk has scored in six straight games to push his season total to 30.
Little pulled the Thrashers to 3-2 at 12:16, completing a 2-on-1 break with Kovalchuk. Kovalchuk’s initial pass from the right side was blocked by Michalek but the Thrashers’ left wing reached out and backhanded the puck to Little in the right circle.
Atlanta took a 1-0 lead at 6:28 of the first on Christensen’s wrist shot just inside the right post from the middle of the faceoff circle. Lindstrom tied it at 10:01 when he tipped Doan’s shot from the top of the left circle past Lehtonen for a power-play goal.
Tikhonov snapped a 1-1 tie at 1:47 of the second period when he redirected Zbynek Michalek’s shot from the point past Lehtonen. Goertzen made it 3-1 at 6:51 of the period, taking Carcillo’s pass from behind the net on the left front edge of the crease for the one-timer.
Tellqvist made 19 saves in his second straight start for the victory. Lehtonen stopped 37 shots for the Thrashers.
Notes: Phoenix has won 10 of 11 meetings between the teams. …
The Thrashers were making their first visit to Phoenix since Dec. 5, 2005. … Phoenix defenseman Keith Yandle played his 100th career game. … Lindstrom’s goal was his second in his last 14 games. … Kovalchuk has nine goals and four assists during his scoring streak.
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