"As several Western Conference teams begin to crank up the intensity level with playoff spots on the line, nasty confrontations will be inevitable.

During Thursday night's 2-1 overtime win, Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle and the Flames' Mikael Backlund were called for roughing, and Yandle got an additional two minutes for throwing a late punch.

"I didn't even know who it was until after because he had my head down, but it's coming down to the end of the year," Yandle said. "There's gonna be gritty games, there's gonna be some dirty plays, there's gonna be some fights, so it's part of the game.""