GLENDALE, Ariz.
Nike Air Max 90 España Baratas . -- The
Phoenix Coyotes have won three in a row for the first time in 4 1/2 months, and
theyve done it just in time for the stretch run to the playoffs. Radim Vrbata
and Antoine Vermette scored first-period goals and the Phoenix Coyotes held on
for a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Coyotes goalie
Mike Smith had a shutout until Chris Gomez scored with 4:08 to play. Smith had
22 saves. The game was no thing of beauty. "They all cant all be masterpieces,"
Phoenix coach Dave Tippett said. "We got up two goals and we won. Well leave it
at that." The victory, coupled with Dallas loss to Philadelphia, put the Coyotes
four points ahead of the Stars for the eighth and final playoff spot in the
West. Phoenix has won five of six and seven of nine. "Maybe desperation," Vrbata
said when asked what was driving the recent success. "We know where we are in
the standings and that we need every point we can get. We lost too many games
before, games we should have won. " Smiths play has been central to the recent
wins and he was strong again Thursday. "Before they got that goal, he was
outstanding," Tippett said, "and then he got some after that." There werent many
shots, Tippett said, but several were difficult saves. Robert Luongo had 20
saves for the Panthers. The Coyotes scored their first goal on a power play
after Floridas Jimmy Hayes was sent to the penalty box for holding.
Oliver Ekman-Larssons shot from directly in front of the net glanced off
Martin Hanzals skate and was knocked into the net by Vrbata for his 20th goal of
the season. Phoenix killed two penalties the rest of the period, then made it
2-0 when Vermette hit the puck into a virtually empty net off a deflected shot
by Mike Stone. Stones shot bounced off Luongos midsection and right to Vermette.
Luongo complained that the goal should have been disallowed because
Mikkel Boedker had knocked the goalie to the ice, creating an opening for the
goal, but the score stood and it was 2-0 after two. "I think they missed it,"
Florida coach Peter Horachek said. ".. It should have been an interference call.
A lot of those things are going to happen and youre going to have to deal with
them, everybody else does, but when you look back at it, it makes it 1-1."
Luongo said hed have to look at the tape, but added "its tough to do my job when
I end up in the corner." Tippett said Boedker was shoved in to the goalie.
"Theyre guy pushed," Tippett said. "I thought it was the right call. Boedker
wouldnt have been in there if he hadnt got pushed." "If he hadnt been shoved, he
wouldnt have been in there," Tippett said. It was Vermettes team-leading 22nd
goal. Hanzal and Ekman-Larsson got assists on Vrbatas goal, Stone and Boedker on
the second. Gomezs goal, his first in 36 games, came on a wrist shot that
fluttered past Smith. The three-game winning streak is Phoenixs longest since it
won five in a row from Oct. 26 to Nov. 5. NOTES: Florida ranks last in the NHL
in power-play goals and last in penalty kills. ... Entering the night, Smith had
a 1.92 goals-against average and .936 save percentage in his previous 14 games.
... Phoenix swept the season series 2-0, winning at Florida 3-1 on March 11. ...
Phoenix is home against Boston Saturday night. ... The Panthers were on the
second stop of a four-game road trip. They are at Los Angeles on Saturday.
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could come Wednesday. Negotiators for the NBA and its players met for only about
two hours Tuesday and plan to resume the talks early Wednesday. Stern said that
meeting will determine how soon its worth sitting down again.
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. On Wednesday night, the Pacers got the payoff. Luis Scola, Donald Sloan and
Lance Stephenson combined for all 12 points in a decisive fourth-quarter run,
sending the still unbeaten Pacers past division rival Chicago 97-80 and to its
best start since 1971-72.LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed Byron
Scott is their new coach Monday night. The Lakers finally made the
long-anticipated announcement in a news release. Scott will be introduced at a
news conference Tuesday at the Lakers training complex. Scott told reporters
last weekend he had been hired by the Lakers, who have been without a coach
since Mike DAntoni resigned April 30. Scott is the 25th head coach in the
16-time NBA champions franchise history. General manager Mitch Kupchak said he
conducted "an extensive and thorough search" with owner Jim Buss. "Were proud to
welcome Byron back to the Lakers family as our next head coach," Kupchak said.
"Byron has proven himself at the highest levels of the game as both a player and
a coach in his almost 30 years of NBA experience. His leadership skills and
track record for success make him the ideal person to lead this franchise
forward." Scott is 416-521 as a head coach for New Jersey, New Orleans and
Cleveland, reaching two NBA Finals with the Nets. He has won three division
titles, and he was the NBAs coach of the year in 2008. Scott also was a shooting
guard for the Lakers for 11 seasons, playing allongside Magic Johnson during the
Showtime era.
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teammate of Lakers star Kobe Bryant during his final NBA season, and Bryant has
endorsed Scott for his new job. "I am ecstatic to once again be a Laker and to
have the opportunity to work alongside Mitch and the Buss family," Scott said.
"I know firsthand what it takes to bring a championship to this city, and as
someone who both grew up in L.A. and played the majority of my career here, I
know how passionate and dedicated our fans are. I will give everything I have to
fulfil the championship expectations that our supporters have for us, and that
we have for ourselves." Scott spent last season as an analyst on the Lakers
television network, watching their disintegration during a 55-loss season, the
most in franchise history. Bryant played just six games last season. The Lakers
interviewed several coaching candidates over the past three months, including
Lionel Hollins and George Karl. Scott has been widely considered the
front-runner for the job since early summer, but Kupchak and Buss appeared to be
more focused on the NBA draft and free agency than their current teams
leadership.
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