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Can the Coyotes keep their solid start going? And can the Rangers get out of a funk that's seen them lose three in a row? First of two meetings this season between these teams. The Rangers came away with a 4-1 victory against the Coyotes in their only matchup last season.
L.A. snapped the Coyotes' four-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory Saturday. Overall it's been a surprisingly effective start to the season, but coach Dave Tippett wasn't happy with his team's performance against the Kings. "We made some mental mistakes that come back to haunt you," Tippett told the Arizona Republic. "You can't give up four goals (the fifth was an empty-netter). Mental mistakes led to power-play goals against. We just need everybody on board every night. We had some guys that I didn't think pulled their weight tonight."
It was rainbows and lollipops during the Rangers' seven-game winning streak. But coach John Tortorella has seen that all change in the past three games, all losses. He even went as far as benching Brandon Dubinsky and Christopher Higgins for the third period and OT after a handful of crucial mistakes led to Montreal goals Saturday. "The game's going our way, and it's a turnover in the neutral zone by Dubie that just can't happen," Tortorella told the Daily News. "We stressed that, especially after the last game. It's just a huge momentum swing.
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