3 takeaways: Penguins get 1st win at Arizona's Mullett Arena

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 road win against the Arizona Coyotes was their first contest in Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State University.

The facility, which is named after university benefactors Donald and Barbara Mullett, is serving as a temporary home to the Coyotes after they were evicted from their previous venue, Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes are slated to play at Mullett Arena through the 2024-25 season.

Since the first Winnipeg Jets franchise moved to Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes in 1996, the Penguins have a 9-8-3 record in the three venues that have hosted the Coyotes in the Copper State.

At the first building, America West Arena in Phoenix (which is now called Footprint Arena), the Penguins never recorded a win, going 0-5-2.

After the Coyotes moved to the current Desert Diamond Arena (which was originally called Glendale Arena then Jobing.com Arena and Gila River Arena), the Penguins posted an 8-3-1 record at that venue.

• The Penguins have won 10 consecutive games against the Coyotes.

Their last loss to the Coyotes was a 4-3 overtime defeat Feb. 11, 2017, at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.

Defenseman Connor Murphy scored the winning goal in that contest against goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.

• The Penguins’ power play was 0 for 6 on Sunday.

It marked the fourth consecutive game they have failed to score a power-play goal. Over that span, they are 0 for 21 with the man advantage.