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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Mikkel Boedker scored on a power play, a soft backhander that trickled in and into an empty net.An interesting collection of goals for his first career hat trick — and his team needed nearly all of them.Boedker scored two of his three goals in the third period and added an assist, helping the Arizona Coyotes outlast the winless Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Wednesday night.Its going to even out eventually, but when youre hot, things tend to go in, said Boedker, who has five goals in three games. Right now, thats the way its going and its a good feeling.The Coyotes played a solid defensive game in beating the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.They werent quite as good against Edmonton, giving up numerous good scoring chances in front of Mike Smith, who had some good moments but still gave up at least four goals for the second straight game.Arizona made up for it by taking advantage of the defenceless Oilers with a by-committee scoring effort.Martin Erat had a goal and assist, while Connor Murphy, Kyle Chipchura and Rob Klinkhammer each scored goals. Shane Doan and Martin Hanzal each added a pair of assists for the Coyotes, who had 13 players with at least one point.Thats committee, but we need a good hard practice tomorrow, the committee does, Arizona coach Dave Tippett said with a smile.Edmonton scored four goals for the second time in three games, but remains winless because of its shortcomings on defence.The Oilers lost 6-1 to the Kings Tuesday night and were even worse against the Coyotes, watching as they scored one goal after another on Ben Scrivens.Taylor Hall had two goals, and Marc Arcobello and Mark Fayne each scored for Edmonton, which has allowed 23 goals while opening the season 0-3-1.I like the effort, the guys are trying, but we just havent got the results yet, Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said.The Coyotes needed nearly all their goals after a second straight shaky performance by Smith.Arizonas No. 1 goalie said he felt uncomfortable in the season opener and it showed, giving up every goal in a 6-2 home loss to Winnipeg.The Coyotes started back-up Devon Dubnyk on Saturday and he played well, stopping 24 shots in a 3-2 overtime win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. Smith spent his time off working on his comfort level in the crease, saying he felt better after a few days of work with goalie coach Sean Burke.Smith was back between the pipes against Edmonton and gave up a goal on the third shot he faced. It was a tough chance, though; Hall scored on a one-timer from right outside the crease after the Coyotes had trouble clearing the zone and the puck ended up on Jordan Eberles stick.Smith got a bit of a bad break on Edmontons second goal when a dump-in by Leon Draisaitl took a strange carom off the backboards right out front to Fayne, who punched it in for his first of the season.Arcobello scored on a 3-on-1 early in the third period and Hall cut Arizonas lead to 6-4 late in the period against Smith, who stopped 23 shots.Theres progress in his game, but Im sure hed like to be better, Tippett said.But four goals wasnt nearly enough the way Edmontons defence has been playing.Boedker scored on a power play in the first period, sneaking behind the Oilers after Smith started the play with his first assist of the season.Chipchura put Arizona up 2-1 late in the period with a one-timer off a nice feed from Joe Vitale behind the goal.Murphy beat Scrivens with a wrister from the top of the left circle in the second period, and Klinkhammer scored 1:07 later on a one-timer out front on a feed from behind by Erat.Boedker put the Coyotes back up two goals midway through the third period, flipping a soft backhander that Scrivens blocked, but inadvertently knocked back into the goal with the inside of his left pad.Boedker closed it out by practically skating the puck into the goal for his empty-netter.Its tough to swallow, Hall said. Wed love to give up less goals and score more, but its just not happening right now.Notes: Smith played his 165 career with the Coyotes, tying Brian Hayward for fifth on the franchises all-time list by a goalie. ... Hall played his 250th career game. ... Arizona has a 14-game points streak and is 16-2-3 under coach Dave Tippett against Edmonton. ... Eberle returned after missing Tuesday nights game with an undisclosed injury, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins did not. Nike React Element 55 Dames Sale . The alleged sexual assault is believed to have happened over the weekend of Feb. 1, when the hockey team was in Thunder Bay for two games against Lakehead University. The criminal investigation branch of the Thunder Bay Police Service is leading the investigation with help from Ottawa police. 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So yes, the Brooklyn Nets have plenty of respect for the two-time defending NBA champions -- and no fear. Pierce made that clear again Sunday, a day after the Nets Game 3 rout that cut Miamis lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brooklyn will try to even the series at home Monday night. "Youve got to have that type of mental ego against a juggernaut. You go against the best, a lot of series are won on fear factor, like, or non-belief. When you have that non-belief, then you have no chance," Pierce said after practice. "What I try to do in this locker room, or with my teammates, is just try to give them belief that we can beat this team. Theyre not unbeatable." The Heat had been in these playoffs until the Nets 104-90 victory on Saturday night. Miami hadnt even faced a fourth-quarter deficit, but was out of the game long before then after Brooklyn dominated the third quarter to build a huge lead. "The defeat was complete," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It was both sides of the basketball. "It was like trying to plug in holes in a leaking dam. There was so many things that were not in our favour really on both ends of the court." The Nets made 15 of 25 3-point attempts, outrebounded Miami 43-27, and limited LeBron James to two baskets over the final three quarters after he had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first. Brooklyn swept the regular-season series, though none of the games was anywhere near as easy as Game 3. Yet the four victories gave the Nets a confidence against the Heat that some other opponents may not have. "We just had a little success against them during the regular season. We played them well and we feel like we match up well wiith them," Nets guard Deron Williams said.dddddddddddd "And if were on top of our game, were playing defence the way were capable of playing, like we did the last game, we put ourselves in a good position to win." Pierce did his part after the Nets were routed in Game 1, asking coach Jason Kidd to switch up the defence so he could guard James. And after he and the Nets did such a good job of it over the final three quarters of Game 3, Pierce said the Nets wanted to show the Heat that they werent scared of them. "Why should it be a fear factor?" James said. "Its just basketball. Were not trying to win a war here, its just basketball. Thats all it is. Were all grown men, who cares about whos fearing who? "Weve never been a team that talks. We dont get into that, and weve never been a bulletin board team. We just want to play the game the right way and we give ourselves a good chance to win if we play our type of basketball and last night we didnt do that." Miami had won its previous eight post-season games and followed every loss with a victory last year. To do that in this series, Spoelstra said the Heat would not only need better effort and urgency, but also more attention to the little details. Pierce is expecting that, as well as in Game 5 back in Miami on Wednesday night. Even though the Heat didnt look it Saturday, he believes they are just as good as the recent versions that ended his seasons in Boston. "Definitely. Theyre well-seasoned now. They know how to win," Pierce said. "Theyve won two championships, theres nothing they havent been through. So the one thing you always hear, its kind of a cliche, is never underestimate the heart of a champion, and you know thats what they have under their belts. So you know, theyre the team to beat." ' ' '