The Phoenix Coyotes managed to take two monumental points from their new arch nemesis in the Vancouver Canucks, but the game was filled with plenty of theatrics.
Aside from Vernon Fiddler constantly jawing with the entire Vancouver Canucks lineup, there were tons of youtube worthy plays for the entire sixty five minutes. Even the shootouts were spectacular, as Lee Stempniak and Shane Doan both put on quite a show.
But without question the play of the night was Andrew Raycroft’s higway robbery of Lee Stempniak in the first period. Stempniak’s wide open blast looked like a sure tally, but Raycroft dove across the pipes and made a seemingly blind save on the ex-Maple Leaf.
Stempniak won the war, however. He tallied two goals and beat Raycroft in the shootouts, and the ‘Yotes won by the score of 4-3. Here’s the video!
Travis Yost is a native New Yorker and recent Arizona State University product . He is the team beat writer for the Ottawa Senators over at Hockey Buzz, and covers all sports here at The Prose. 