Coyotes look to build on momentum in Toronto

The Arizona Coyotes will try to build on the momentum from their last-minute, 3-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday for their second game in as many nights. Jakob Chychrun scored the winning goal on a power play at 19:00 of the third period on Monday night in the Coyotes' second game of a four-game road trip. Arizona was down 2-0 to the Canadiens just 112 seconds into the game.

"I think it loosens the grip on some guys' sticks," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet told reporters after the game of the quick deficit. "It's just nice because we hung in there together. It didn't start off well, and we hung in there." A key to the game was surviving Montreal's two-man advantage late in the first period.

"I think killing the five-on-three gave us some energy, and after that, we played the game we wanted to play," said Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta, who made 26 saves. "When the guys are taking the seam passes away, they kind of have to be on the outside all the time. I think the PK was the biggest thing for us. It gave us the chance to win." The Maple Leafs, on the other hand, are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss at Montreal on Saturday.

Although Toronto's No. 1 goaltender, Frederik Andersen, participated in the team's full workout Monday after missing three games with a neck injury, backup Jack Campbell is expected to start his third consecutive game. Campbell started a 5-4 overtime home win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday before losing to the Canadiens.

"Day-to-day right now, I want to see how it responds later on," Andersen told reporters. "(Tuesday is) not ruled out, but we'll see. I'm having a good process so far, taking the right steps in the right time fashion. I don't want to go into specifics (of the injury), I'm just making sure I can play to a level I need to be at and there's no symptoms." The injury was the result of two separate collisions during the first period of the Feb. 3 loss to the Florida Panthers. Michael Hutchinson played the final two periods of that game and started the Maple Leafs' 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday, the same day Campbell and left winger Kyle Clifford were obtained in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings.

Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe would not rule the possibility of Andersen playing Tuesday. "We'll see how Fred wakes up (Tuesday) and make a decision then," Keefe said. "Reports are good, I know he put in a lot of work last week while we were away to get up to speed. We're going to have him and Soupy (Campbell) ready.

"(Campbell) is a guy that finds his way to be comfortable, because he's very social, outgoing, a great attitude about him. If you're used to working and pushing the envelope every day, it's easier." Maple Leafs right winger William Nylander returned to practice Monday after missing two games due to the flu. Center John Tavares and defenseman Justin Holl were missing from practice Monday because of the flu.

The Maple Leafs called up left winger Pontus Aberg from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on Monday. The Maple Leafs defeated the Coyotes 3-1 in Arizona on Nov. 21 in Keefe's first game as Toronto coach after Mike Babcock was fired.

--Field Level Media

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