GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Even with two road points secure,
''This wasn't a game I was accustomed to the last week or so,'' Julien said after Boston's 2-1 win over the
Boston has not lost to the Coyotes since Oct. 9, 2010, during a season-opening series in Prague.
''It's a game of inches and right now we're just a little bit behind,'' Domingue said. ''We've got to start with ourselves, look in the mirror and know we can do better. We're last in the league - we're not there now, but we've been there a long time. We've just got to find common ground and work as a team.
Boston dominated play in the first period, generating multiple scoring chances off Coyotes turnovers but failing to score.
The Bruins finally broke through to lead 1-0 at 7:54 of the second.
''He's got a bomb,'' Spooner said. ''I was kind of scared standing there but I'm glad it went into the back of the net.''
Pastrnak made it 2-0 just under two minutes later, taking a pass from
Pastrnak is tied for second in the league in goals, trailing only Winnipeg rookie Patrik Laine.
Marchand had a chance to extend the lead further with 5:27 left in the period but was stopped on a partial breakaway by a Domingue pad save.
Vrbata cut the Bruins' lead to 2-1 with 7:55 left, firing a shot from the left that bounced off the left post, into Rask's body and back into the net.
Arizona mustered only a handful of scoring chances during the first two periods. The Coyotes' best chance came early in the second period when
''Our execution was just poor,'' Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. ''We turned over a lot of pucks and brought some problems on ourselves. We pushed in the third but it wasn't enough.''
NOTES: Vrbata has five points in his last four games. He tied David Ellett for 16th place on the franchise's career scoring list with his 299th career point. ... Chara's assist was the 400th of his career. ... Coyotes D
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