2014–15 Arizona Coyotes season
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes | |
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Division | 7th Pacific |
Conference | 14th Western |
2014–15 record | 24–50–8 |
Home record | 11–25–5 |
Road record | 13–25–3 |
Goals for | 170 |
Goals against | 272 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Don Maloney |
Coach | Dave Tippett |
Captain | Shane Doan |
Alternate captains |
Kyle Chipchura (Mar-Apr) Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Mar-Apr) Martin Hanzal Keith Yandle (Oct-Mar) |
Arena | Gila River Arena |
Average attendance |
13,345 (77.9%) 41 Games |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Portland Pirates (AHL) Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) |
Assists | Sam Gagner (26) |
Points | Oliver Ekman-Larsson (43) |
Penalties in minutes | Kyle Chipchura (82) |
Plus/minus | Rob Klinkhammer (+3) |
Wins | Mike Smith (14) |
Goals against average | Louis Domingue (2.73) |
The 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 19th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 43rd overall, including the World Hockey Association years. The team finished in last place in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight year. The Coyotes earned only 56 points - their worst-ever performance in Arizona and second worst in franchise history after the 1980-81 season.
Off-season
The club officially changed their team name to the "Arizona Coyotes" on June 27, 2014, at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[2] The name change was part of the deal approved by the City of Glendale to keep the team from relocating.[3]
Training camp
The Coyotes will compete in eight preseason exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[2]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 |
2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 |
3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |
Conference standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 248 | 201 | +47 | 109 |
2 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 232 | 208 | +24 | 104 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 229 | 189 | +40 | 102 |
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 |
2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 |
3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
5 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
6 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
7 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
8 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Pre-season game log: 4–2–2 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–2) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Los Angeles | 4–5 | Arizona | SO | Smith | 6,917 | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 22 | Arizona | 3–4 | Los Angeles | SO | Dubnyk | 12,989 | 1–0–1 | Recap |
3 | September 23 | Arizona | 4–0 | Anaheim | Domingue | 14,104 | 2–0–1 | Recap | |
4[a] | September 24 | Arizona | 3–4 | Calgary | OT | Burke | 2–0–2 | Recap | |
5 | September 26 | Arizona | 2–1 | San Jose | SO | Dubnyk | 15,452 | 3–0–2 | Recap |
6 | September 29 | Arizona | 4–2 | Vancouver | Smith | 18,050 | 4–0–2 | Recap | |
7 | October 1 | Arizona | 2–3 | Edmonton | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 4–1–2 | Recap | |
8 | October 3 | San Jose | 3–1 | Arizona | Smith | 7,873 | 4–2–2 | Recap | |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Final stats[4]
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Mike Smith | 62 | 61 | 3,556 | 14 | 42 | 5 | 187 | 3.16 | 1955 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Devan Dubnyk‡ | 19 | 16 | 1035 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 2.72 | 561 | .916 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louis Domingue | 7 | 4 | 308 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2.73 | 158 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McKenna | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 34 | .853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Notable achievements
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
Trades
June 28, 2014[7] | To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014 |
June 29, 2014[8] | To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2015 |
To Arizona Coyotes Sam Gagner B. J. Crombeen |
December 5, 2014[9] | To Pittsburgh Penguins Rob Klinkhammer conditional 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Arizona Coyotes Philip Samuelsson |
January 14, 2015[10] | To Minnesota Wild Devan Dubnyk |
To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
February 28, 2015[11] | To Chicago Blackhawks Antoine Vermette |
To Arizona Coyotes Klas Dahlbeck 1st-round pick in 2015 |
March 1, 2015[12] | To New York Rangers Keith Yandle Chris Summers 4th-round pick in 2016 |
To Arizona Coyotes John Moore Anthony Duclair 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 |
March 2, 2015[13] | To St. Louis Blues Zbynek Michalek Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
To Arizona Coyotes Maxim Letunov |
March 2, 2015[14] | To New York Islanders Mark Louis |
To Arizona Coyotes David Leggio |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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