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Coyotes’ Jokinen burns former team Florida with goal, assist
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DEFLECTION: Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun, of the Czech Republic, stops a shot by Phoenix Coyotes’ Shane Doan (19) during the second period Saturday in Glendale.
The Associated Press
Olli Jokinen had a goal and an assist against his former Florida teammates in the Phoenix Coyotes’ 4-1 win over the Panthers on Saturday night. Jokinen was traded from Florida to Phoenix for defensemen Keith Ballard and Nick Boynton during the offseason.
Mikkel Boedker added a pair of goals for Phoenix, marking the first multigoal game of the rookie’s early NHL career.
Florida has lost six straight (0-5-1).
Phoenix’s Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 26 shots to improve to 5-5 this season.
The Panthers took an early lead when Richard Zednik scored during a goal mouth scramble at 13:49 of the opening period. It was Zednik’s third point in 11 games.
The Coyotes failed to take advantage of seven power plays even though the Panthers are last in the NHL in killing penalties.
Phoenix came in 19th in power-play efficiency, but couldn’t convert despite a two-man advantage that lasted 1:24 of the third period.
Down 1-0 midway through the second period, Phoenix got even. Peter Mueller slid the puck under the pads of Tomas Vokoun at 10:41.
It was Mueller’s first goal since Oct. 23 against Washington.
The Coyotes then jumped ahead when Boedker scored with 2:17 left in the second. When Vokoun kicked Keith Yandle’s shot from the left point to the right side, Boedker was in perfect position to knock in his fourth goal.
Early in the third period, Ballard centered the puck in his end, but the pass was intercepted by Jokinen, who beat Vokoun under the crossbar at 5:39.
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