GLENDALE Sergei Boikov Jersey , Ariz. — Some NHL teams wait weeks for a newly acquired player to produce. Some wait months. Some wait forever as the production never comes.The Arizona Coyotes needed to wait mere hours for forward Nick Schmaltz to start delivering a payback for the two players who were traded for him on Monday.Schmaltz will make his home-ice debut Saturday night when the Coyotes play the St. Louis Blues, who were 3-2 overtime winners at Colorado on Friday. Article continues below ...Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill, coming off his first NHL career shutout, also is expected to make his first start at home this season.The Coyotes were coming off a pair of dreadful home-ice losses, 6-1 to the Calgary Flames on Sunday and 5-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 23, when general manager John Chayka acquired Schmaltz from the Chicago Blackhawks for former first-round draft picks Brendan Perlini and Dylan Strome.Schmaltz didn’t get on the scoresheet but made a tangible difference with his speed and playmaking skills the Tuesday as the Coyotes rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on the road.On Thursday, Schmaltz shifted to center — his preferred position — with Alex Galchenyuk and Clayton Keller as his linemates and produced a goal and an assist in a 3-0 road shutout of the Nashville Predators. Hill made 29 saves in his first start of the season and only the fifth of his career.“That’s why we got Nick,” Arizona coach Rick Tocchet said. “It was nice to get production, basically, from all the lines.”Schmaltz set up Keller’s goal 1:40 into the second period, then scored himself on the power play in the final 21 seconds of the period to make it 2-0.“We knew it was going to come at some point Youth Jake McCabe Jersey , and we just kept working and got rewarded,” Schmaltz said. “Those are two guys (his linemates) who see the game at a similar level and we like to make plays and find each other and support each other. I think the chemistry is going to keep getting better and growing each and every night.”It was quite the turnaround for the Coyotes, who went from two of the worst losses — both aesthetically and score-wise — of Tocchet’s two-season tenure to two of their more impressive road wins.Hill was the big surprise; he was playing at Tucson (AHL) before being called up last weekend when No. 1 goaltender Antti Raanta and No. 2 Darcy Kuemper both sustained lower-body injuries at about the same time.“Two games ago we were the worst team in the league, now I’m sure people are going to say we’re great again,” Tocchet said. “I’m not a roller-coaster guy, it’s (stay) even keel. Keep doing the right things, hopefully. You’re going to go through some lulls, you manage those and you manage wins, and highs. I think that’s important for any team. Young kids are learning, too, to manage your emotions after wins and losses.”The Coyotes were 1-3-1 on a five-game homestand that preceded the two road wins Jason Pominville Jersey Kids , but they won four of five on home ice before that.The Blues are a team acquainted with roller-coaster rides, too. They won four of five from Oct. 27-Nov. 9 but had lost seven of nine before beating the Avalanche on defenseman Colton Parayko’s goal at 1:34 of overtime. Jake Allen made 27 saves, including a succession of difficult stops.St. Louis came into the game with the fewest wins (8) in the league, and this was their first one-goal victory all season.“Obviously, there’s a point (of the season) where we want to turn it around, and I think this was a huge win for us,” Parayko said. “It was a team win that started in the back with Jake and went all the way through the lineup. I thought we had a solid effort, and we want to continue with it.”The Coyotes were 2-0-1 against the Blues last season. Schmaltz’s older brother, Jordan, is a Blues defenseman. DENVER (AP) — Given the company on his line, Gabriel Landeskog has a tendency to be overlooked.That’s perfectly fine with the Colorado captain.Landeskog scored twice Womens Johan Larsson Jersey , including the winner with 3:20 remaining, Mikko Rantanen added two more on the power play and the Avalanche recovered after blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Saturday night.“I’m fortunate to be part of such a good line that finds different ways to score goals,” Landeskog said.Colorado’s top unit came through once again as Landeskog, Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon combined for nine points. Landeskog started things off on the right note with a power-play goal. He made sure it ended on a good note, too.“Landy is the guy who is underrated, probably doesn’t get enough credit,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “He’s a glue guy on that line. He’s a calming influence.“Call him a complementary player, whatever, but he’s been getting into areas to score goals all year long.”Here’s another compliment, courtesy of Dallas coach Jim Montgomery, the former University of Denver head coach: “Their top line is special.”Landeskog Authentic Justin Bailey Jersey , Matt Calvert and Rantanen staked Colorado to a 3-0 lead during a first period in which the Avalanche had two goals disallowed due to goaltender interference.Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin brought Dallas back by scoring 44 seconds apart in the middle period. Seguin added another in the third and Jamie Benn tied it with 4:36 left.Landeskog’s winner was a redirect after a shot by defenseman Erik Johnson from the blue line. MacKinnon sealed the win with an empty-net goal. MacKinnon also had three assists to help the Avs snap a three-game skid that included an overtime loss in St. Louis on Friday.Rantanen had two goals and an assist in extending his point streak to 14 straight games. The Finnish forward’s point streak ties MacKinnon (last season) and Joe Sakic (2000) for third-longest since the team moved to town in 1995-96.Pulled from his last two starts, Semyon Varlamov found his groove early, staggered in the second and then made several big saves in the third period. Varlamov has allowed 18 goals over his last four games.“We’ll play really well for stretches like the first and we’re having trouble sustaining it,” Bednar explained. “I think it’s the same for our goalies.”Ben Bishop gave the Stars a boost in goal after taking over for starter Anton Khudobin following the opening period. Bishop finished with 14 saves.The Stars finished winless on a four-game trip.“I can’t say we know what type of team we are,” Montgomery said. “You’re going to have ebbs and flows. We’ve got to get back on track here.”Trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Lindell scored a short-handed goal and Seguin followed with another over a sprawled-out Varlamov.Rantanen’s goal late in the second made it 4-2 and set up an entertaining third period. Rantanen has a league-leading 56 points this season.Colorado nearly broke the game open early on in the first, but Colin Wilson’s goal was disallowed on review for goaltender interference when A.J. Greer and a Dallas defenseman crashed into Khudobin.Carl Soderberg also had a goal overturned for bumping into Khudobin.“You’ve got to play a full 60 minutes in this league to win games and we didn’t do that tonight,” Benn said. “We just didn’t give ourselves a chance to win this game.”NOTES: Dallas recalled F Denis Gurianov from Texas of the AHL on Friday. … D Taylor Fedun and RW Alexander Radulov both had two assists for the Stars. … Colorado F Alexander Kerfoot missed a third straight game with an upper body injury. … Avalanche F J.T. Compher banged his head into the boards after a third-period hit from defenseman Julius Honka.UP NEXTStars: Host Calgary on Tuesday night.Avalanche: Host the New York Islanders on Monday night in the second of a four-game homestand.