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GAME: Phoenix Coyotes (10-11-11-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (8-17-4-3).

TIME: Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST.

The Phoenix Coyotes hope to complete an unbeaten four-game road trip as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

The Coyotes are coming off their third straight tie on the swing, 3-3 at Nashville on Monday. Phoenix has skated to ties in each of its last four road games, and is unbeaten in 10 of its last 12 (4-2-6-0) overall.

Monday's tie kept Phoenix three points behind eighth-place Nashville in the Western Conference, but the Coyotes haven't won since beating Dallas 2-1 on Dec. 10.

"It would've been nice to get the two (points)," Phoenix coach Bob Francis said.

Shane Doan scored the tying goal in the third period and had two assists for the Coyotes, who have also picked up a point in Los Angeles and St. Louis during their trip.

"We've played some good teams," Phoenix center Chris Gratton said. "St. Louis at home -- they've been hot, and this team here is no slouch either. They're all going to be hard-fought games."

Doan has 10 points in the last seven games.

The last-place Blue Jackets are looking for their first victory since a 2-1 home triumph over Anaheim on Dec. 2. They are winless in eight games (0-7-1) since that victory, including Saturday's 5-2 defeat at Minnesota.

Trevor Letowski and Geoff Sanderson scored for Columbus, which has just 11 goals during its winless streak.

"I think confidence is a big part of it right now," Sanderson said. "Especially coming off the last game, our team is really fragile right now."

Columbus is 4-2-1-0 all-time against the Coyotes at Nationwide Arena, including a 2-2 tie on Nov. 16. Rick Nash scored a goal for the Blue Jackets in that game, giving him four points in five career games against Phoenix.




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STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
V. Prospal 48 12 18 3 30
M. Letestu 46 13 14 7 27
M. Gaborik 47 12 15 -3 27
F. Tyutin 48 4 18 9 22
B. Dubinsky 29 2 18 2 20
N. Foligno 45 6 13 6 19
J. Johnson 44 5 14 -5 19
A. Anisimov 35 11 7 -6 18
C. Atkinson 35 9 9 9 18
R. Umberger 48 8 10 3 18
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
S. Bobrovsky 21 11 6 .932 2.00
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