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Minnesota Wild Hoodies Authentic , Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes watched the most prolific scorer and longest-tenured player in franchise history get his number retired, then took the ice and made their former captain proud.Lawson Crouse scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Arizona beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Sunday night after honoring Shane Doan.“Doaner gave us some juice tonight, I’ll tell you that,” said Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet, a former teammate of Doan’s. “It was a fun hockey game to coach because I could tell the crowd was into it. It helps the players when you get fans screaming and yelling and cheering you on, killing a penalty and they’re clapping for you.”Brad Richardson, Clayton Keller and Josh Archibald also scored for Arizona. Alex Goligoski added two assists and Darcy Kuemper stopped 34 shots, sending the Central Division leaders to their fourth loss in five games.The Coyotes kept pace in the Western Conference playoff race, winning their third straight game and fourth in five. They are three points behind Minnesota for the second wild card.Patrik Laine scored early before Winnipeg was shut out for almost 58 minutes. Laurent Brossoit made 20 saves.A sellout crowd was on hand to see Doan’s No. 19 raised to the rafters at Gila River Arena before a game that matched the two teams he played for during his 21 seasons in the NHL.“Such an honor to be here to witness that ceremony, and it was an awesome night for him and his family,” Keller said. “It’s even better that we got the win, too.”Winnipeg drafted Doan in 1995, and the following season that version of the Jets moved to the desert. He went on to set club records for goals, assists, points and games played.The Coyotes didn’t seem bothered by a pregame ceremony that all of them happily sat through, though it ran much later than anticipated.“After the first little bit we took over the game
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