Ekman-Larsson sparks Coyotes to another win over Oilers, 4-2
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Tobias Rieder scored the winning goal in the second period and Oliver Ekman-Larsson returned from injury to spark the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
The Coyotes extended their point streak to 23 games (19-0-4) over their division rivals with the help of Mike Smith's 27 saves on his 34th birthday.
Alex Tanguay and Martin Hanzal also scored, Max Domi added an empty-netter and Ekman-Larsson chipped in with an assist. He was on the ice for all four goals.
Jordan Eberle and Mark Letestu scored for the Oilers, and Connor McDavid had two assists to extend his point streak to five games. Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots in Edmonton's second straight loss and 24th defeat in 29 meetings with Arizona.
