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Dylan Guenther nets three points, Coyotes win 5-2 over Capitals

Originally posted on Burn City Sports | By Alec Cipollini | Last updated 3/3/24

Dylan Guenther scored once and added two assists as the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 Sunday afternoon.

Guenther, Nick Schmaltz, Logan Cooley, Michael Kesselring and Jason Zucker all scored for the Coyotes (25-31-5). Schmaltz also had an assist for a two-point game and Karel Vejmelka made 24 saves in Arizona’s second straight win.

Anthony Mantha and Sonny Milano both recorded the goals in the Capitals’ (28-23-9) loss. Charlie Lindgren stopped 23 shots.

From 100-plus feet away in the Coyotes’ defensive zone, Guenther fired a cross-ice pass to Cooley for a breakaway. All alone, Cooley went from his backhand to the forehand and sniped for a 1-0 Arizona lead.

Zucker started the second period as he completed a tic-tac-toe setup between Guenther and Schmaltz on the power play, extending the ‘Yotes’ advantage to 2-0.

Just when they think they know the answers, Dylan Guenther and Jason Zucker change the questions. https://t.co/ITmvlGy3Ys pic.twitter.com/3zUYUApht8

— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) March 3, 2024

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin then pinpointed Milano at the front of the net for a one-timer to make it 2-1.

But to regain a two-goal lead for Arizona, Kesselring found just enough space to score past Lindgren as the Coyotes went up 3-1.

Guenther got in on the action in a three-goal second period for Arizona as he tried to pass to Barrett Hayton for a tap-in, but the puck bounced off of John Carlson’s stick and redirected into the net for a 4-1 game.

Mantha fought back with a power play slap shot beating Vejmelka just 10 seconds into the third period, but Schmaltz sealed a 5-2 victory for the Coyotes with an empty-netter near the end.