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Sami Vatanen ties the game for Anaheim with diving deflection

The Finn almost does it all himself.

A few quick moves were all it took for Sami Vatanen to tie Monday night's game against the Arizona Coyotes, 3-3, late in the third period. Coming off of a lifeless second period that saw three straight Arizona goals, the Ducks needed to respond to save their four game winning streak, and Vatanen got them one step closer.

The 24-year-old Finn got the play started by dekeing around Coyotes defenders through the neutral zone to find open space to make a pass to Andrew Cogliano streaking down the far side of the ice. Cogliano then fired off a saucer pass cross the ice to Vatanen in front of the net, who poked it home with a diving play to give Anaheim life.

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