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Phoenix Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata scores 200th career goal

Oct 23, 2013, 5:59 AM | Updated: 4:11 pm

BY CARTER NACKE

Arizona Sports

Phoenix Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata tallied his 200th career goal Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames.

At 8:41 of the first period, Vrbata collected a highlight-worthy feed from Keith Yandle while on the power play after the two combined nicely. He was left with an open net and easily put it past a diving Joey MacDonald.

The goal gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead.

In his time with the Coyotes, which has spanned nearly six seasons, Vrbata has scored a total of 122 goals and 122 assists for a total of 244 points.

His best season was with the Coyotes during the team’s run to the 2011-2012 Western Conference Final. In that season, Vrbata found the back of the net 35 times and added 27 assists.

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Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, and Calgary Flames' Sven Baertschi (47), of Switzerland, close in on the puck as linesman Vaughan Rody (73) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Jiri Hudler (24), of the Czech Republic, tries to get the puck past Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, as he defends the goal in front of a diving Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Joey MacDonald gives up a goal to Phoenix Coyotes' Radim Vrbata, of the Czech Republic, as Coyotes' Martin Hanzal (11), of the Czech Republic, and Flames' Dennis Wideman (6) look on during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Radim Vrbata, of the Czech Republic, celebrates his goal scored against the Calgary Flames with teammates Mike Ribeiro (63), Martin Hanzal (11), of the Czech Republic, Keith Yandle (3) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), of Sweden, as Flames' Dennis Wideman (6) skates away during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Rostislav Klesla (16), of the Czech Republic, checks Calgary Flames' David Jones (54) into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Ribeiro (63) flips the puck past Calgary Flames' Joey MacDonald for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Lee Stempniak gets the puck past Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith and defenders Mikkel Boedker (89), of Denmark, and Derek Morris (53) as Flames' T.J. Galiardi (39) and Joe Colborne (8) look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Joe Colborne (8) scores a goal on a breakaway against Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Joe Colborne (8) celebrates his goal against the Phoenix Coyotes with teammate T.J. Galiardi (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' David Moss (18) celebrates a goal against Calgary Flames' Joey MacDonald, bottom right, by teammate Mike Ribeiro, as Flames' David Jones (54) and Dennis Wideman (6) arrive late to defend during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Ribeiro celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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