Buffalo rookie winger Victor Olofsson leaves the game with an injury.
By Alan Robinson / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
GLENDALE, AZ. — Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied for a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Gila River Arena on Saturday. The loss was the third straight on the road for Buffalo.
Jordan Oesterle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson each had a goal and an assist, and Antti Raanta made 25 saves for the Coyotes (32-27-8), who were 1-3-0 in their previous four games. They are 9-2-3 in their past 14 home games.
Jeff Skinner scored for the second straight game, and Jonas Johansson made 26 saves for the Sabres (29-28-8), who lost their third in a row. They were coming off a 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Marcus Johnansson scored at 7:59 of the first period for a 1-0 Sabres lead and, 44 seconds later, Skinner made it 2-0 at 8:43.
Oesterle cut it to 2-1 at 2:20 of the second for the first of five consecutive Coyotes goals. Phil Kessel tied it at 2-2 53 seconds later.
Keller scored the go-ahead goal, the Coyotes’ third in 5:10, to make it 3-2 at 7:30, and made it 4-2 at 13:59 of the third. Ekman-Larsson scored a shorthanded, empty-net goal at 19:40 for the 5-2 final.
Sabres forward Victor Olofsson left with lower-body injury 3:30 into the second period.
Up next
The Sabres conclude their road trip Tuesday in Winnipeg against the Jets. They return home Thursday versus Pittsburgh.