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Arizona Skates Past Ottawa 8-5 - Recap

Arizona earned a 8-5 victory over Ottawa behind a 2-goal performance from Clayton Keller on Saturday at Gila River Arena.

Arizona was an underdog by +105 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Clayton Keller(2), Nick Schmaltz(2), Shayne Gostisbehere, Matias Maccelli, Lawson Crouse, and Dysin Mayo each scored for the Coyotes in the victory. Schmaltz opened the scoring for Arizona.

Scott Wedgewood turned in a 41-save effort for the Coyotes.

Ottawa got goals from Parker Kelly(2), Nick Paul, Josh Norris, and Alex Formenton in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ottawa got a 23-stop effort from Matt Murray in the loss.

On the power play, Arizona went 2-for-5, while the Senators were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 46-31.

Arizona heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.