2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) 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. On April 4, 2019, the Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention after the Colorado Avalanche's 3–2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets.[2]

2018–19 Arizona Coyotes
Division4th Pacific
Conference9th Western
2018–19 record39–35–8
Home record20–17–4
Road record19–18–4
Goals for213
Goals against223
Team information
General managerJohn Chayka
CoachRick Tocchet
CaptainOliver Ekman-Larsson
Alternate captainsNiklas Hjalmarsson
Derek Stepan
ArenaGila River Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex Galchenyuk
Brad Richardson (19)
AssistsClayton Keller (33)
PointsClayton Keller (47)
Penalty minutesLawson Crouse (67)
Plus/minusJason Demers (+9)
WinsDarcy Kuemper (27)
Goals against averageDarcy Kuemper (2.33)

Standings
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Calgary Flames 82 50 25 7 50 289 227 +62 107
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 27 9 46 289 261 +28 101
3 x – Vegas Golden Knights 82 43 32 7 40 249 230 +19 93
4 Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 −10 86
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 −29 81
6 Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 −52 80
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 −42 79
8 Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 −61 71
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
3 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 −10 86
4 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 −22 84
5 CE Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 −26 83
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 −29 81
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 −52 80
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 −42 79
9 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 −61 71
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.[3]

Regular season

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

2018–19 game log

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

Coyotes vs. Islanders NHL hockey game on December 18, 2018 at Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes, wearing a red uniform , lost this game, 3 to 1.

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019[4][5][6]

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Clayton Keller82143347−2124
Oliver Ekman-Larsson81143044−1652
Alex Galchenyuk72192241−1934
Vinnie Hinostroza72162339−414
Derek Stepan72152035−214
Richard Panik75141933−344
Brad Richardson6619827622
Nick Cousins8172027−835
Alex Goligoski7632427−716
Lawson Crouse81111425567
Josh Archibald68121022115
Jordan Oesterle7161420−312
Jakob Chychrun5351520−1228
Conor Garland4713518112
Christian Fischer7111718−1327
Michael Grabner419716−28
Nick Schmaltz†1759−82
Niklas Hjalmarsson8201010844
Mario Kempe52459518
Jason Demers35268912
Kevin Connauton50178−222
Christian Dvorak20257−22
Dylan Strome‡20336−106
Brendan Perlini‡22246−58
Ilya Lyubushkin41044−913
Jordan Weal†‡19112−30
Michael Bunting510102
Kyle Capobianco2000−20
Dakota Mermis100010
Laurent Dauphin1000−10

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Darcy Kuemper55553,251:15272081262.331,677.92550214
Adin Hill1311696:21750322.76322.9061000
Antti Raanta1212687:06560332.88351.9060010
Calvin Pickard†64282:38040173.61157.8920000
Hunter Miska1018:1600013.289.8890000

†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.

Transactions

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

Trades
DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Chicago Blackhawks
CGY's 3rd-round pick in 2018		 To Arizona Coyotes
TOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018
CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2018		 [7]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To San Jose Sharks
TOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018		 To Arizona Coyotes
4th-round pick in 2018
5th-round pick in 2018		 [7]
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) To Detroit Red Wings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2019		 To Arizona Coyotes
Robbie Russo		 [8]
July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) 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		 [9]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan MacInnis		 To Arizona Coyotes
Jacob Graves
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2019		 [10]
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) To Chicago Blackhawks
Dylan Strome
Brendan Perlini		 To Arizona Coyotes
Nick Schmaltz		 [11]
December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28) To Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Murphy		 To Arizona Coyotes
Giovanni Fiore		 [12]
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) To Philadelphia Flyers
Jacob Graves
6th-round pick in 2019		 To Arizona Coyotes
Jordan Weal		 [13]
February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08) To Nashville Predators
Laurent Dauphin
Adam Helewka		 To Arizona Coyotes
Emil Pettersson		 [14]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Montreal Canadiens
Jordan Weal		 To Arizona Coyotes
Michael Chaput		 [15]

Free agents
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Michael Grabnerfrom New Jersey Devils3-year[16]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Joel Hanleyto Dallas Stars1-year[17]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)Zac Rinaldoto Nashville Predators1-year[18]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)Luke Schennto Anaheim Ducks1-year[19]
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)Pierre-Cedric Labrieto Wichita Thunder (ECHL)1-year[20]
September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)Tye McGinnto Manitoba Moose (AHL)1-year[21]
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)Jens Looketo Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan)1-year[22]
May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)David Ullstromto Dinamo Riga (KHL)1-year[23]
June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)Emil Petterssonto Växjö Lakers (SHL)2-year[24]

Waivers
DatePlayerTeamRef
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)Calvin Pickardfrom Philadelphia Flyers[25]

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)Kevin Connauton2-year[27]
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)Niklas Hjalmarsson2-year[28]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Oliver Ekman-Larsson8-year[29]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)Dakota Mermis1-year[30]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)Brad Richardson2-year[31]
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)Barrett Hayton3-year[32]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)Michael Bunting1-year[33]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)Laurent Dauphin1-year[33]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)Hudson Fasching1-year[33]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)Trevor Murphy1-year[33]
August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)Christian Dvorak6-year[34]
November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)Jakob Chychrun6-year[35]
December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)Nathan Schnarr3-year[36]
February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)Jordan Oesterle2-year[37]
February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)Conor Garland2-year[38]
March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)Kevin Bahl3-year[39]
March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)Jan Jenik3-year[40]
March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)Nick Schmaltz7-year[41]
April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)Erik Kallgren2-year[42]
June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)Robbie Russo1-year[43]
June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)Ilya Lyubushkin1-year[44]

Draft picks
See also: List of Arizona Coyotes 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 Benátky nad Jizerou (Czech 1.Liga)
3 732 Ty Emberson D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 1143 Ivan Prosvetov G  Russia Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 1424 Michael Callahan D  United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 1453 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.[45]
  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.[46]
  3. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round and fifth-round picks 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 their 2018 fourth-round pick (114th overall) and fifth-round pick (145th overall).[7] Arizona had acquired Toronto's third-round pick in a trade for the Calgary Flames' third-round pick (74th overall), which the Coyotes had 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).[47]
  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.[7]

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