2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season

2018–19 Arizona Coyotes
Division TBD Pacific
Conference TBD Western
2018–19 record 1–3–0
Home record 0–2–0
Road record 1–1–0
Goals for 3
Goals against 9
Team information
General Manager John Chayka
Coach Rick Tocchet
Captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Alternate captains Niklas Hjalmarsson
Derek Stepan
Arena Gila River Arena
Minor league affiliate(s) Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Brad Richardson
Dylan Strome (1)
Assists 4 tied (1)
Points 6 tied (1)
Penalties in minutes Christian Fischer (8)
Plus/minus Mario Kempe (0)
Wins Antti Raanta (1)
Goals against average Antti Raanta (2.21)

The 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season is the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 47th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Anaheim Ducks 6 4 1 1 3 17 14 +3 9
2 Calgary Flames 5 3 2 0 3 18 16 +2 6
3 Vancouver Canucks 5 3 2 0 3 19 17 +2 6
4 Los Angeles Kings 5 2 2 1 2 11 12 −1 5
5 San Jose Sharks 6 2 3 1 2 17 19 −2 5
6 Vegas Golden Knights 6 2 4 0 1 11 19 −8 4
7 Edmonton Oilers 3 1 2 0 1 5 10 −5 2
8 Arizona Coyotes 4 1 3 0 0 3 9 −6 2
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Nashville Predators 5 4 1 0 4 15 10 +5 8
2 Chicago Blackhawks 5 3 0 2 3 22 21 +1 8
3 Colorado Avalanche 5 3 1 1 3 19 12 +7 7
Source: National Hockey League
Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Anaheim Ducks 6 4 1 1 3 17 14 +3 9
2 Calgary Flames 5 3 2 0 3 18 16 +2 6
3 Vancouver Canucks 5 3 2 0 3 19 17 +2 6
Source: National Hockey League
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Dallas Stars 4 3 1 0 3 17 11 +6 6
2 CE Winnipeg Jets 5 3 2 0 3 11 11 0 6
3 PA Los Angeles Kings 5 2 2 1 2 11 12 −1 5
4 PA San Jose Sharks 6 2 3 1 2 17 19 −2 5
5 CE Minnesota Wild 4 1 1 2 1 10 14 −4 4
6 CE St. Louis Blues 5 1 2 2 1 15 20 −5 4
7 PA Vegas Golden Knights 6 2 4 0 1 11 19 −8 4
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 3 1 2 0 1 5 10 −5 2
9 PA Arizona Coyotes 4 1 3 0 0 3 9 −6 2
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.[2]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.

2018–19 game log
October: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 4Arizona0–3DallasRaanta18,5320–1–00Recap
2October 6Anaheim1–0ArizonaRaanta17,1250–2–00Recap
3October 10Arizona3–2AnaheimSORaanta17,0151–2–02Recap
4October 13Buffalo3–0ArizonaRaanta15,3041–3–02Recap
5October 16Arizona–Minnesota
6October 18Arizona–Chicago
7October 20Arizona–Winnipeg
8October 23Arizona–Columbus
9October 25Vancouver–Arizona
10October 27Tampa Bay–Arizona
11October 30Ottawa–Arizona

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of October 2018[3]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Brad Richardson3101−10
Dylan Strome3101−10
Michael Grabner301100
Niklas Hjalmarsson3011−10
Clayton Keller3011−22
Richard Panik3011−20
Oliver Ekman-Larsson3000−14
Christian Fischer3000−16

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Antti Raanta

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated October 12, 2018[4][5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 United States Josh Archibald  RW R 26 2017 Regina, Saskatchewan
6 Canada Jakob Chychrun D L 20 2016 Boca Raton, Florida
44 Canada Kevin Connauton D L 28 2016 Edmonton, Alberta
25 Canada Nick Cousins LW L 25 2017 Belleville, Ontario
67 Canada Lawson Crouse LW L 21 2016 Mount Brydges, Ontario
55 Canada Jason Demers D R 30 2017 Dorval, Quebec
18 United States Christian Dvorak C L 22 2014 Frankfort, Illinois
23 Sweden Oliver Ekman-Larsson (C) D L 27 2009 Karlskrona, Sweden
36 United States Christian Fischer RW R 21 2015 Chicago, Illinois
17 United States Alex Galchenyuk  C L 24 2018 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
33 United States Alex Goligoski D L 33 2016 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
40 Austria Michael Grabner RW L 31 2018 Villach, Austria
13 United States Vinnie Hinostroza C/RW R 24 2018 Bartlett, Illinois
4 Sweden Niklas Hjalmarsson (A) D L 31 2017 Eksjö, Sweden
9 United States Clayton Keller C L 20 2017 Chesterfield, Missouri
29 Sweden Mario Kempe RW L 30 2017 Kramfors, Sweden
35 Canada Darcy Kuemper G L 28 2018 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
46 Russia Ilya Lyubushkin D R 24 2018 Moscow, Russia
82 United States Jordan Oesterle D L 26 2018 Dearborn Heights, Michigan
14 Slovakia Richard Panik RW L 27 2018 Martin, Czechoslovakia
11 Canada Brendan Perlini LW L 22 2014 Guildford, England
32 Finland Antti Raanta G L 29 2017 Rauma, Finland
15 Canada Brad Richardson C L 33 2015 Belleville, Ontario
21 United States Derek Stepan (A) C R 28 2017 Hastings, Minnesota
20 Canada Dylan Strome C L 21 2015 Mississauga, Ontario

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 To Chicago Blackhawks
CGY's 3rd-round pick in 2018 – Niklas Nordgren		 To Arizona Coyotes
TOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018 – Linus Karlsson
CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2018 – Michael Callahan		 [6]
June 23, 2018 To San Jose Sharks
TOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018 – Linus Karlsson		 To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 2018 – Ivan Prosvetov
5th-round pick in 2018 – Dennis Busby		 [6]
June 24, 2018 To Detroit Red Wings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2019		 To Arizona Coyotes
Robbie Russo		 [7]
July 12, 2018 To Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Campbell
MacKenzie Entwistle
Marcus Kruger
Jordan Maletta
5th-round pick in 2019		 To Arizona Coyotes
Vinnie Hinostroza
Marian Hossa
Jordan Oesterle
3rd-round pick in 2019		 [8]
July 18, 2018 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan MacInnis		 To Arizona Coyotes
Jacob Graves
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2019		 [9]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2018Michael Grabnerfrom New Jersey Devils3-year[10]
July 1, 2018Joel Hanleyto Dallas Stars1-year[11]
July 2, 2018Zac Rinaldoto Nashville Predators1-year[12]
July 2, 2018Luke Schennto Anaheim Ducks1-year[13]
August 15, 2018Pierre-Cedric Labrieto Wichita Thunder (ECHL)1-year[14]
September 11, 2018Tye McGinnto Manitoba Moose (AHL)1-year[15]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
June 27, 2018Kevin Connauton2-year[16]
June 30, 2018Niklas Hjalmarsson2-year[17]
July 1, 2018Oliver Ekman-Larsson8-year[18]
July 3, 2018Dakota Mermis1-year[19]
July 3, 2018Brad Richardson2-year[20]
July 6, 2018Barrett Hayton3-year[21]
July 14, 2018Michael Bunting1-year[22]
July 14, 2018Laurent Dauphin1-year[22]
July 14, 2018Hudson Fasching1-year[22]
July 14, 2018Trevor Murphy1-year[22]
August 9, 2018Christian Dvorak6-year[23]

Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 5 Barrett Hayton C  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 551 Kevin Bahl D  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 65 Jan Jenik RW  Czech Republic Benatky nad Jizerou (Czech 1.Liga)
3 732 Ty Emberson D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 743 Ivan Prosvetov G  Russia Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 1424 Michael Callahan D  United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 1455 Dennis Busby D  Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6 158 David Tendeck G  Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7 189 Liam Kirk LW  Great Britain Sheffield Steelers (EIHL)

Notes:

  1. The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017, that sent Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a fourth-round pick in 2017 to Minnesota in exchange for Grayson Downing, a first-round pick in 2017, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[24]
  2. The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on May 3, 2018, that sent Jordan Martinook and a fourth-round pick in 2018 to Carolina in exchange for Marcus Kruger and this pick.[25]
  3. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sent Mike Smith to Calgary in exchange for Chad Johnson, Brandon Hickey and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[26]
  4. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2018 (74th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) and this pick.[6]
  5. The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 (114th overall) and this pick.[6]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ↑ "Coyotes Announce 2018 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Arizona Coyotes Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Arizona Coyotes Roster". NHL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Arizona Coyotes Hockey Transactions". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2018 NHL Draft Notes". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Coyotes Acquire Russo from Detroit in Exchange for Conditional Draft Pick". June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "RELEASE: Blackhawks and Coyotes complete trade". July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Ryan MacInnis from Arizona". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Grabner to Three-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Joel Hanley to one-year, two-way contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Preds Sign Zac Rinaldo to One-Year, Two-Way Deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ducks Sign Six in Free Agency, Including Schenn". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "WICHITA ADDS AHL VETERAN LABRIE". echl.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Moose Sign Tye McGinn". moosehockey.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Connauton to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Niklas Hjalmarsson agree to 2-year contract extension with Coyotes". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Ekman-Larsson to Eight-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Mermis to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Richardson to Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Hayton to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Coyotes Sign Bunting, Dauphin, Fasching and Murphy". nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Dvorak to Six-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Martin Hanzal traded to Wild by Coyotes". NHL.com. February 26, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Kruger traded to Coyotes by Hurricanes for Martinook". NHL.com. May 3, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  26. ↑ Vickers, Aaron (June 17, 2017). "Mike Smith traded to Flames by Coyotes". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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