"If there is one "can't-do" for the Coyotes, it's this: Don't leave the ice trailing after the first period.

During another season in which they are walking a thin line between winning and losing, the Coyotes rely on getting a lead and sticking to a systematic offense and a stingy defense to produce results.

The Coyotes fell behind by three goals, then mounted a furious rally, but they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Tampa Bay Lighting on Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena. The Coyotes have an 0-13 record when falling behind after one period.

Coach Dave Tippett pointed to the way the team lost, which added to the frustration of another loss on home ice.

"It's the number of scoring chances we had that we didn't capitalize on," he said. "To me, that's a lot like, there's games where some days you don't work hard enough, (but) some days you're looking to correct problem, and (not capitalizing on chances) was a problem."