The Mercury News

Coyotes stun Caps to end 7-game slide

Keller scores in OT; Washington win streak stopped at 4

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Clayton Keller scored 4:33 into overtime and the Arizona Coyotes rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 Friday night in Glendale, Ariz.

Arizona had lost seven in a row and 10 of 11. Firstplace Washington had won four in a row.

Arizona’s Christian Fischer had tied the game 2-2 with his ninth goal of the season with 1:01 to go in regulation.

Max Domi set up Keller’s game-winner, skating in from the left side and deking a defender. Philipp Grubauer stopped Domi’s shot, but Keller jumped on the rebound for his teamleadin­g 13th goal.

CANADIENS 3, FLAMES 2 >> Byron Froese scored for the first time in 22 months and had an assist to lead visiting Montreal.

Nicolas Deslaurier­s and Brendan Gallagher also scored for Montreal, and Carey Price made 21 saves in his 12th straight start since returning from a

lower-body injury. The Canadiens are 8-3-1 since Price returned.

Froese opened the scoring midway through the first period for his first goal since Feb. 20, 2016, when he was with Toronto.

SABRES 4, FLYERS 2 >> Evander Kane had a goal and an assist as host Buffalo ended a three-game skid and won for just the fourth time in its last 20 games.

PANTHERS 4, WILD 2 >> Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals and James Reimer made 29 saves to lead the Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.

LEAFS STAR REVEALS CONCUSSION >> Maple Leafs star center Auston Matthews has been dealing with concussion symptoms after colliding with a teammate in a game earlier this month.

Matthews confirmed the nature of his latest injury Friday after participat­ing in his first practice in two weeks. He has missed six games since a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh on Dec. 9, when he took an accidental hit to the head from Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly. Matthews also missed four games in November with an upper-body injury.

Toronto is 2-4 in its latest stint without Matthews.

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