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Former Pen Kessel healthy

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The start of Phil Kessel’s desert tenure did not go according to plan, for him or the Arizona Coyotes.

Expected to give the Coyotes a scoring jolt, Kessel instead labored, in large part due to a string of injuries.

The NHL’s pandemic-caused pause has given the 32-year-old right wing a chance to heal. When the NHL shut down, Kessel had 14 goals and 24 assists.

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