GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper stopped 20 shots in his return to the lineup, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2. Arizona got off to a sluggish start in its first home game in three weeks, falling into a 2-0 hole in the first period. The Coyotes revved up the pressure in the second period, tying it on power-play goals by Alex Goligoski and Clayton Keller. Michael Bunting scored early in the third, and Kuemper was sharp after the early goals in his first game since missing 19 with a lower-body injury.
Also on NHL ice:
— Jani Hakanpaa (YAH’-nee HAH’-kan-pah) scored his first goal with Carolina to break a tie in the third period of the Hurricanes’ 3-1 decision over the Predators. Hakanpaa blasted in a shot with 11:05 left after receiving the puck when Vincent Trocheck won a face-off. Jaccob Slavin (SLAY’-vihn) scored in the first period and Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH’-nih-kahv) had an empty-net goal for the Canes, who completed a season-high homestand at 5-2-1 to take a one-point lead in the Central Division.
— Brandon Montour (MAHN’-tohr), Patric Hornqvist, and Jonathan Huberdeau (HOO’-bur-doh) scored in the first period of the Panthers’ 5-3 verdict over the Lightning. Frank Vatrano and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Sam Bennett had two assists to help Florida jump one point ahead of Tampa Bay for second place in the Central Division. Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF’-skee) stopped 28 shots in the win.
— Mats Zuccarello (zoo-kah-REH’-loh) had a goal and an assist for the Wild in a 5-2 decision over the Sharks. Joel Eriksson Ek, Zach Parise (pah-REE’-say), Kirill Kaprizov (kah-REEL’ KAP’-rih-zahv) and Nico Sturm also scored on a night when 12 different Wild players had at least one point. Kaapo Kahkonen (KAH’-poh KAH’-koh-nehn) made 26 saves as Minnesota won its third straight and improved to 17-4-0 at home this season.
— Joe Pavelski (pah-VEHL’-skee) scored his team-high 18th goal of the season as one of five Dallas players with a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win versus the Blue Jackets. Denis Gurianov (gur-ee-AH’-nahv), Jamie Benn, John Klingberg and Esa Lindell also had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who are on a season-high six-game point streak. Rookie goalie Jake Oettinger (AH’-tihn-jur) made 20 saves in improving to 5-0-1 this season against Columbus.
— Malcolm Subban (SOO’-ban) made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season, helping the Blackhawks beat the Red Wings, 4-0. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which was coming off a 4-1 loss to last-place Detroit. Alex DeBrincat (deh-BRIHN’-kat), Wyatt Kalynuk (KAL’-ih-nuhk) and Pius (pyoos) Suter also scored, and Vinnie Hinostroza (hy-nah-STROH’-zah) had three assists.
— Pavel Buchnevich (booch-NEH’-vihch) celebrated his 26th birthday with his first career hat trick as the Rangers beat the Devils 6-3, the Blueshirts’ third win over their Hudson River rivals in five days. Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) had a goal and three assists as the Rangers improved to 12-4-3 in their last 19 games. Ryan Strome (strohm) had a goal and an assist in a three-goal first-period outburst.
— The Oilers blanked the Jets, 3-0 as Mike Smith stopped 26 shots in his third shutout of the season. Tyson Barrie, Jesse Puljujarvi (pool-YAHR’-vee) and Alex Chiasson (CHAY’-sahn) scored for the Oilers, who had not played since a 5-0 loss at Calgary last Saturday. Captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul) each had two assists.
— The Senators knocked off the slumping Canadiens, 4-0 as Matt Murray made 23 saves in his first shutout of the season and No. 12 for his career. Drake Batherson (BATH’-ur-suhn) had two goals and an assist for Ottawa, which also got goals from Artem Zub (zoob) and Nikita Zaitsev (ZYT’-sehv). Montreal has scored just 11 times in dropping five of its last seven games.
