[Sylvanfan]

Coyotes run Wild on Jackets

The Phoenix Coyotes pulled out a come from behind 2-1 win over the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets today. The game was a slow starter as the two teams combined for 0 goals and 7 shots in a pretty listless first period. The hilight of the period was Brett Clark elbowing Tuomo Ruutu in the hip and causing the Jackets young finnish player to leave the game with a case to "Hüftbeschwerden".

The Jackets managed to get the scoring going early in the second when Dennis Wideman ripped a shot over Vesa Toskala's weak, weak glove hand. AHL great Ladislav Smid, and SEL division 1 fodder Jeff "I don't have an attitude problem" Freisen drawing assists on the goal. The Yotes however evened the score less than 5 minutes later when Alex "screw you Sedins, I am the CPHL's pony master" Ponikarovski tipped home a Flip Kuba point shot. The Coyotes pulled ahead early in the third after Craig Adams was assessed a very weak penalty for roughing after referee Mick McGeough came out of the officials room absolutely blitzed to start the third period. Pavel Kubina's wrist shot through a crowd illuded everyone including Anterro Nittymaki to give the Coyotes the lead for good. For the rest of the period McGeough proceeded to steal the show as he blew dead several Jackets break aways for no good reason. After the game it was revealed that Coyotes GM Drunk had a case of Alexander Keiths sent to the officials room with $3000 and a note stating "Do anything you can to make the Jackets loose the game but keep the over under below 4.5." But in a league that embraces scandal....no discipline is expected to be taken against the Cryotes.