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During regulation, Lawson Crouse and Brendan Perlini scored for the Coyotes, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the Senators other goal.

Mike Condon, making his first start since a 5-1 loss to Tampa on Feb. 27 and seeking his first win since Feb. 16, was solid, making 39 saves. He helped his team kill off a 5-on-3 shorthanded situation in the third period.

He also caught a break when Tobias Rieder hit the post on a shorthanded breakaway midway through the third.

The Coyotes were fully deserving of their 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

If not for Condon, the gap would have been larger.

Crouse broke a 1-1 deadlock with 2:11 left in the second, swooping around the Senators net and tucking the puck off Condon’s left pad, just over the goal line.

For the longest time, the Senators goaltender had kept his team in the game.

In the first half of the period, he robbed Christian Dvorak, Peter Holland and Rieder.

Perlini finally broke the scoreless deadlock with 8:30 remaining in the second, beating Condon between the legs from the faceoff circle.

That lead didn’t last long.

Pageau deadlocked the game 1-1 only 41 seconds later, beating Smith up high after he yielded a fat rebound on a Fredrik Claesson shot.

Smith, who had trouble with his rebounds all night, caught a few breaks along the way.

Alex Burrows rang a shot off the crossbar on a breakaway three minutes into the second and Viktor Stalberg also hit the post on a power play, minutes before Crouse’s go-ahead goal.