<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. &mdash; Adin Hill stopped 25 shots and the Arizona Coyotes ended Vegas Golden Knights’ 10-game winning streak while keeping their playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 win Friday night.</p>
<p>Arizona failed on a chance to solidify its playoff chances over the past two weeks, losing four of five games to drop behind St. Louis for the West Division’s final playoff spot.</p>
<p>The Coyotes played the Golden Knights, the division’s top team, with a playoff-like intensity in a physical, fast-paced game. </p>
<p>John Hayden and Michael Bunting scored, and Arizona shut down a Vegas team that had outscored teams 45-17 during its franchise-long win streak. Hill finished off his second shutout this season — third career— and Christian Fischer capped it with an empty-net goal, allowing the Coyotes to pull within three points of the Blues for fourth in the West.</p>
<p>Robin Lehner had 29 saves for the Golden Knights, who saw their lead in the West Division tighten. Vegas leads Colorado by four points after the Avalanche beat San Jose.</p>
<p>The Coyotes played like a team fighting for a playoff spot and the Golden Knights like a team on a 10-game winning streak in a hard-hitting, back-and-forth first period.</p>
<p>Both goalies made spectacular saves before Hayden beat Lehner from the slot on a rebound midway through the period.</p>
<p>Vegas picked up the pressure at the end of the first into the second with a series of rushes and quality chances. Hill was sharp and the Coyotes counterpunched the second half of the period.</p>
<p>It carried over into the third and Bunting capitalized, punching in a round 1:30 in to make it 2-0. </p>
<p>Vegas turned up the pressure, but Hill made some difficult saves and Fischer closed out Arizona’s must-win game with an empty netter.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>The Golden Knights lead the Coyotes 5-2 heading into Saturday’s season series finale.</p>
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