Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Hanzal, Doan score early and Coyotes beat Canadiens 3-2

Published Nov. 19, 2015 11:00 p.m. ET

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MONTREAL (AP) Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan scored in the first period, and the Arizona Coyotes held on for a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored for the Coyotes, who lost their previous two games.

Max Pacioretty and Dale Weise had the goals for the Canadiens (14-4-2), who have gone four games without winning in regulation. They have allowed 16 goals while going 1-2-1 during that stretch.

Weise scored with 51 seconds left. Montreal outshot the Coyotes 33-20.

Arizona scored three times on its first six shots against Mike Condon as Montreal fell behind by 3-0 for the third game in a row.