VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Taylor Pyatt finally came back to haunt the Canucks.
Let go by Vancouver two summers ago, Pyatt scored his second goal of the game 5:52 into the third period and the Phoenix Coyotes extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Canucks on Sunday.
“You always want to play well against your old team,” said Pyatt, who wasn’t offered a contract after three seasons in Vancouver and signed with the Coyotes.
“There’s always some extra motivation there, so to come out and get a couple goals definitely feels good.”
Pyatt’s first goal put the Coyotes up 2-0 early in the second period. But after Christian Ehrhoff and Tanner Glass tied it before the period ended, Pyatt added his second when Keith Yandle’s shot from the slot bounced off his leg and under goalie Roberto Luongo’s arm.
“Well, I’d rather see him score against other teams,” Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said. “But he was a good teammate for us for a lot of years.
