The Arizona Coyotes are on the verge of their longest losing streak in 20 seasons after picking up where they left off before the break. They arent likely to get much sympathy from the offensively challenged Toronto Maple Leafs, who are mired in a lengthy skid of their own at seven straight losses. Arizona tries to continue its success against Toronto as these struggling teams square off at Air Canada Centre on tonight. Viewers in the Maple Leafs region can watch the game live on TSN4 at 7:30pm et, or you can hear the game live on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto. The Coyotes (16-25-6) were outscored 24-9 in their final six games before All-Star weekend, and they opened the seasons second half with Tuesdays 4-3 shootout loss at Philadelphia. Arizona, in the midst of eight consecutive road games, took a 2-0 lead 5:50 into the first period before getting outplayed down the stretch. Its always nice when you come on the road a get a two goal lead, forward Martin Erat said after finishing with two points. You have to know and learn how to play with it. The Coyotes havent been handed eight consecutive defeats since a franchise record-tying 10-game skid Feb. 6-25, 1994, when the team was located in Winnipeg. There are some things in (Tuesdays) game that you like about your team, some structural stuff, some compete stuff that was definitely much better, coach Dave Tippett said. Still some turnovers, some poor penalties - our margin for error is slim, we have to take those out of our game. But certainly some things to build on and some things to correct. ... We still have a ways to go. So does Toronto (22-23-4), which has gone 3-14-1 since Dec. 18 for the NHLs second-worst record over that span. The Maple Leafs have scored one or zero goals six times during a season-worst seven-game losing streak. They saw their woes carry over in Wednesdays 2-1 shootout loss at New Jersey. James van Riemsdyk scored his team-leading 21st goal midway through the third period, but Jonathan Bernier let in the equalizer with 2:50 to go in regulation. Its been a tough stretch for us, theres no hiding that, van Riemsdyk said. Bernier finished with 22 saves, dropping 1-6-1 with a 2.87 goals-against average in 2015. Hes compiled a 1.34 GAA in winning each of his three starts against the Coyotes. He will get the start again tonight. Joffrey Lupul, who has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury, has been activated from injured reserve and will return to the lineup tonight. Arizona took this seasons first matchup against Toronto 3-2 on Nov. 4 as Mike Smith stopped 28 shots opposite James Reimer. The Coyotes have won seven of nine in the series, including three of four on the road. Smith is 4-1-2 with a 2.35 GAA against the Leafs, but he owns the leagues highest GAA at 3.49. With an NHL-worst 20 losses, Smith is already one away from matching last seasons total recorded in 62 games. Toronto will again have to get by without captain Dion Phaneuf, whos being listed as week to week due to an upper-body injury. The Leafs have gone 5-10-4 without their standout defenseman since he joined the team in January 2010. Phil Kessel leads the team with 44 points despite notching one in the last seven games. Toronto is surely looking forward to a quick stop back home after playing 13 of its last 16 in opposing arenas. The Leafs are averaging 3.5 goals on their own ice compared to 2.2 on the road. Antoine Vermette has a team-leading 31 points for Arizona, only seven of which have come in the last 15 road games. The veteran center is set to appear in his 441st consecutive game and 800th of his career. 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Hardens layup with 15.5 seconds remaining in regulation tied the score and came after Vince Carter had made two go-ahead 3-pointers for the Grizzlies. Houston took a half-game lead over Memphis in the Southwest Division, handing the Grizzlies their first four-game losing streak in more than a year. Corey Brewer added 13 points for Houston, Trevor Ariza scored 15 with 10 rebounds and Patrick Beverley had 12 points in the win. Marc Gasol scored 29 points to lead Memphis and Beno Udrih had 17 off the bench. Zach Randolph (knee) remained out for the Grizzlies while Tony Allen (eye) returned to score 10 points in 26 minutes. Carters first go-ahead 3 capped a 13-2 run that turned a 10-point Grizzlies deficit with 4 1/2 minutes left into a one-point lead with 1:33 remaining. After Smiths layup at the other end gave Houston the lead back, Carter buried a long 3 from several feet behind the line. 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