GLENDALE, Ariz. — Game 7 of the Blues-Coyotes series, the impromptu product of COVID-19 cancellations elsewhere in the West Division, actually started to look like a real Game 7, the kind you would see in the postseason, not the kind that was thrown together at a moment’s notice to keep idle teams busy.
The game was tightly played, there weren’t many penalties, and the sides went back and forth, exchanging chances and coming close. Arizona got a goal in the second period and made that stand up for a 1-0 win that gave the Coyotes a 4-3 edge in the first ever instance of and NHL or NBA team playing seven games in a row.
So for all these teams went through, the net gain for the Coyotes, who took nine points from the game while the Blues took seven.
