GLENDALE, Ariz. — Trevor Zegras tried a between-the-legs shot from near the right goalpost midway through the first period of the Ducks’ 5-0 victory on Friday night at Gila River Arena. It proved to be too ambitious, given the sharp angle, and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka made a routine save.
A collection of Ducks fans at the north end of the arena erupted in cheers, joined swiftly enough by the rest of the crowd of 13,587. It had taken Coyotes fans a moment to process what they had witnessed, Zegras’ second lacrosse-style goal of the season and his 17th of his rookie season overall. “It’s not where my head’s at,” Zegras said. “There’s two minutes left in the game , we’re up 5-0 and our best player, our leading scorer, one of the best players, in my opinion, in the whole league comes in to help me. I get that is going to maybe punch him once.