It took 21 games, but the Arizona Coyotes finally have their first regulation win of the season after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Thursday.
Forward Christian Fischer scored the winner for the Coyotes, who battled back from three separate Montreal leads. The Canadiens were up 2-0 after the first period.
Brad Richardson, Christian Dvorak, Tobias Rieder, and Derek Stepan also tallied for Arizona, whose record improved to 3-15-3 on the season.
The victory is long overdue for Arizona, and the first regulation win for Coyotes' first-year head coach Rick Tocchet. Thursday's contest was also the first time this season Arizona scored more than four goals in a game.
The Coyotes previously picked up wins in extra time against the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes. The team will look to extend its winning streak to two games when they head to Ottawa on Saturday to take on the Senators.
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