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(SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Islanders will try to secure a winning road trip on Saturday night as they visit the Arizona Coyotes. The Islanders lost the first two stops of their five-game swing, pushing their losing streak to three in a row overall, before topping the Anaheim Ducks in overtime on Wednesday. New York then visited the Los Angeles Kings the following night and claimed a 2-1 shootout victory thanks to a solid showing by backup goaltender Chad Johnson. He made 28 saves through overtime, then stopped Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter in the shootout. Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen scored on their chances in the tiebreaker and Brock Nelson had a first-period power-play goal. I think its one of the best games weve played all year, Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said. We knew it would be a battle in here tonight. Its a big physical team and I thought we responded. Jaroslav Halak is likely to start in net tonight for the Islanders and is 4-2-1 with a 2.29 goals against average and .919 save percentage versus the Coyotes. Arizona is coming off its own victory in Anaheim, having bested the Ducks 3-2 in a shootout last night. Mikkel Boedker scored the winner in the shootout as he went from the backhand to the forehand and snapped the puck in past Frederik Andersen. Ryan Kesler had the last chance for Anaheim, but his shot went wide of the net. Shane Doan and Rob Klinkhammer each had a goal for the Coyotes, who have won a season-high three straight. Mike Smith turned away 37 shots in the win. Theyre good in this building, Smith said of the Ducks. The longer the game goes on it seems like they come harder and harder. Smith is expected to start again tonight and is 4-1-0 in his career against the Islanders with a 2.36 GAA and .924 save percentage. 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Coetzee was flawless on the East Course at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club to clinch his maiden title after 24 top 10 finishes.PIESTANY, Slovakia -- With first place in Group B of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup sealed, Canadas under-18 mens hockey team didnt let up in routing host Slovakia 5-1 on Wednesday. Canada got goals from Ethan Bear, Lawson Crouse, Mitchell Marner, Travis Konecny and Tyler Soy but most importantly stayed healthy going into Fridays semifinal showdown with the United States. "I thought we did a lot of little things well," coach Jody Hull said. "Its a tough game to play knowing that youve already clinched first place, but I think we accepted the challenge and kept things very simple in our game plan. The biggest was to stay with our team structure and to get through the game without any injuries." In getting through pool play undefeated, Canada outscored its opponents 15-3. One of the keys to getting through the Slovakia game was scoring early, which Bear did 5:20 in. That took some of the pressure off in a game that had no tangible meaning. "Its just a different game," Hull said. "It was three games in three nights for our guys, and they played hard the first couple nights. Thhats always difficult.dddddddddddd I thought that we were able to manage ice time very well and get everyone into the game." Soy, who scored Canadas fifth goal of the game, said players tried not to think about nothing being on the line. "As a team we didnt want to take the night off or not go as hard as we can," the Cloverdale, B.C., native said. "We just want to keep building with what weve already started and treat it as if it was just any other game and go hard. Were still building as a team and were just getting that much better as we go along." Next up is the U.S., which has won two of its three games so far at the tournament. Hull said his team has a good chemistry going, and Soy hopes that continues to show on the ice in the semifinal round. "I cant wait," Soy said. "I feel like the U.S. and Canada have made a pretty big rivalry in the past couple years and Im really excited for us moving forward." The medal games are set for Saturday. Canada has won this tournament six years in a row, and 18 of the past 23 times since it began in 1991. ' ' '