easy one to pick." Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsSome may call Crosby the better player, seeing his three Stanley Cup rings, two Olympic gold medals, two scoring titles and a pair of Hart Trophies

GLENDALE Adidas Steven Kampfer Jersey , Ariz. (AP) The last-place Arizona Coyotes are 7-2-1 in their last nine games, an encouraging run book-ended by comeback victories over the Minnesota Wild.”They’ve had a rough year, so when they get down it’s easy for them to go, ”Oh, jeez we’re down again,”’ Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said. ”But once they get ahead or tied, they start to believe, and they’ve got some good speed out there.”Arizona turned on that speed in the second period Thursday and beat Minnesota 5-3 to end the Wild’s five-game winning streak.While the Coyotes are 19-34-10 overall, they are 10-7-5 in their last 22 games. They opened the season 0-10-1.”I think they’re a lot better team than their record,” Boudreau said.Richard Panik broke a tie midway through the third period with his first goal for Arizona. Christian Dvorak, Jakob Chychrun Adidas Zach Bogosian Jersey , Kevin Connauton and Jordan Martinook also scored, Max Domi had three assists, and Antti Raanta made 31 saves.”That is a learning experience,” Tocchet said. ”You are having a tough start, don’t make it a tough 60 minutes. I thought the last 30 minutes some guys really dug in there and started playing well.”Arizona also rallied to beat Minnesota the last time they played, scoring the final four goals in a 4-3 overtime victory in St. Paul on Feb. 8.”Once they got they got that first goal, their game completely changed,” Parise said. ”They got life. They got energy. … They kind of did what they did last time to us. They’re a fast team.”Parise, Mikko Koivu and Matt Cullen scored for the Wild, and Alex Stalock stopped 21 shots.Forty-nine seconds after Koivu tied it at 2 on a power play, Panik one-timed Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s pass past Stalock’s glove from the right faceoff circle for his first goal with the Coyotes.Connauton made it 4-2 with 7:56 to go Joakim Nordstrom Jersey Womens , also beating Stalock to the glove side from the right faceoff circle.Cullen cut it to one , poking the puck between Raanta’s legs with 6:47 left.Parise opened the scoring with 4:24 left in the first period, snapping a wrist shot past Raanta’s glove off a slick passing play with Joel Eriksson Ek and Nino Niederreiter. Parise has four goals in 25 games this season after missing the first 39 because of a lower-back injury that required surgery.Chychrun tied it with 2:32 left in the second period, five seconds after Eriksson Ek was sent off for hooking. Chychrun found the puck in a scrum off a faceoff and beat Stalock with a wrist shot to the short side. The 19-year-old defenseman has two goals in 33 games this season.Dvorak gave the Coyotes the lead at 4:32 of the third, banging a rebound past Stalock on his second try.Koivu tied it on a power play at 7:20 of the third, two seconds after a 5-on-3 advantage ended.Martinook had an empty-net goal.NOTES: The Coyotes signed junior forward Brayden Burke to a three-year, entry-level deal Thursday. The 21-year-old Burke has 31 goals and 81 assists in 59 games this season for Moose Jaw in the Western Hockey League. Terms of the contract weren’t disclosed. … Boudreau played for the Phoenix Roadrunners in the International Hockey League in 1989-90. He had 41 goals and 68 assists in 82 games. … Arizona recalled C Laurent Dauphin from Tucson of the American Hockey League. He didn’t play.UP NEXTWild: At Colorado on Friday night.Coyotes: Host Ottawa on Saturday night.— For more than a decade, Sidney Crosby was undoubtedly the best player in the NHL, but Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has made it more of a debate since his impressive 2016-17 season.Drafted with the first pick by the Oilers聽in 2015 - 10 years after the Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Crosby at No. 1, McDavid took the Hart and Art Ross Trophies in 2016-17 after scoring 100 points. All of the sudden, another player not named Crosby made his case as the best in the world.Asked by NHL.com who he thinks the best player in the world is Christopher Tanev Jersey , Crosby unsurprisingly revealed his choice as the Oiler captain.advertising"I think McDavid has set himself apart just based on the awards and the accolades he's gotten and the consistency he's had," Crosby said. "I think it's fair to say it's an easy pick just because of that...He's been really consistent. He's won scoring titles, MVPs. So yeah, that's an easy one to pick." Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsSome may call Crosby the better player, seeing his three Stanley Cup rings, two Olympic gold medals, two scoring titles and a pair of Hart Trophies. Of course, Crosby's played 10 more seasons than McDavid, and the bulk of those accomplishments took place before the latter was even in the NHL.advertisingBut when comparing McDavid to Crosby in his prime, it's really hard to come to a conclusion as to who the better player is. McDavid has already hit the 100-point mark two times, and he's already matched Crosby's two scoring titles. No. 87 has five 100-point seasons Authentic Daniel Sedin Jersey , however, and he probably would have had more if he didn't miss significant time over the years with concussions and other injuries.Both players display similar skill sets and world class abilities. They're phenomenal skaters, playmakers, shooters, leaders and simply make all of their teammates that much better. Again, you really can't go wrong when it comes to debating who has been the better player.advertising