2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season

2018–19 Arizona Coyotes
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	9th Western
2018–19 record	39–35–8
Home record	20–17–4
Road record	19–18–4
Goals for	213
Goals against	223
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	Alex Galchenyuk Brad Richardson (19)
Assists	Clayton Keller (33)
Points	Clayton Keller (47)
Penalty minutes	Lawson Crouse (67)
Plus/minus	Jason Demers (+9)
Wins	Darcy Kuemper (27)
Goals against average	Darcy Kuemper (2.33)

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, 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.

Standings

Divisional standings

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	107
San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	101
Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	93
Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	86
Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	81
Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	80
Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	79
Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	71

Conference standings

Central Division Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	43	240	214	100
Winnipeg Jets	82	47	30	5	45	272	244	99
St. Louis Blues	82	45	28	9	42	247	223	99

Pacific Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	107
San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	101
Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	93

Western Conference Wild Card

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	93
Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	90
Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	86
Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	84
Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	83
Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	81
Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	80
Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	79
Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	71

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.

2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Arizona	2–7	Vegas		Kuemper	17,567	0–1–0	Recap
2[A]	September 18	Los Angeles	2–4	Arizona		Raanta	9,807	1–1–0	Recap
3[A]	September 18	Arizona	4–3	Los Angeles		Kuemper	10,612	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 22	Anaheim	1–6	Arizona		Raanta	6,559	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 24	Arizona	2–4	Anaheim		Kuemper	13,834	3–2–0	Recap
6	September 27	Arizona	2–3	Edmonton	OT	Raanta	18,347	3–2–1	Recap
7[a]	September 29	Arizona	4–1	Vancouver		Kuemper	—	4–2–1	Recap
Notes: A  Indicates split-squad. a  Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Regular season

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

2018–19 game log
October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 Arizona 0–3 Dallas Raanta 18,532 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 6 Anaheim 1–0 Arizona Raanta 17,125 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 10 Arizona 3–2 Anaheim SO Raanta 17,015 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 13 Buffalo 3–0 Arizona Raanta 15,304 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 16 Arizona 1–2 Minnesota Kuemper 18,795 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 18 Arizona 4–1 Chicago Raanta 21,210 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 20 Arizona 3–5 Winnipeg Raanta 15,321 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 23 Arizona 4–1 Columbus Kuemper 11,458 3–5–0 6 Recap 9 October 25 Vancouver 1–4 Arizona Kuemper 12,955 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 October 27 Tampa Bay 1–7 Arizona Raanta 13,623 5–5–0 10 Recap 11 October 30 Ottawa 1–5 Arizona Raanta 13,988 6–5–0 12 Recap
November: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 Carolina 3–4 Arizona OT Raanta 10,562 7–5–0 14 Recap 13 November 5 Philadelphia 5–2 Arizona Kuemper 13,719 7–6–0 14 Recap 14 November 8 Arizona 4–5 Philadelphia OT Kuemper 18,884 7–6–1 15 Recap 15 November 10 Arizona 0–4 Pittsburgh Kuemper 18,596 7–7–1 15 Recap 16 November 11 Arizona 4–1 Washington Kuemper 18,506 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 13 Arizona 1–6 Detroit Kuemper 18,257 8–8–1 17 Recap 18 November 15 Nashville 1–2 Arizona Kuemper 13,315 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 17 Boston 2–1 Arizona Kuemper 16,386 9–9–1 19 Recap 20 November 21 Vegas 3–2 Arizona OT Kuemper 14,151 9–9–2 20 Recap 21 November 23 Colorado 5–1 Arizona Raanta 12,029 9–10–2 20 Recap 22 November 25 Calgary 6–1 Arizona Raanta 12,821 9–11–2 20 Recap 23 November 27 Arizona 4–3 Minnesota Hill 18,706 10–11–2 22 Recap 24 November 29 Arizona 3–0 Nashville Hill 17,165 11–11–2 24 Recap
December: 6–9–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 St. Louis 1–6 Arizona Hill 13,451 12–11–2 26 Recap 26 December 4 Arizona 2–1 Los Angeles Hill 17,203 13–11–2 28 Recap 27 December 6 Washington 4–2 Arizona Hill 11,910 13–12–2 28 Recap 28 December 8 San Jose 5–3 Arizona Hill 13,780 13–13–2 28 Recap 29 December 11 Arizona 3–4 Boston Kuemper 17,565 13–14–2 28 Recap 30 December 13 Arizona 1–3 Buffalo Kuemper 16,872 13–15–2 28 Recap 31 December 14 Arizona 4–3 NY Rangers OT Hill 17,441 14–15–2 30 Recap 32 December 16 Arizona 0–3 Carolina Hill 13,051 14–16–2 30 Recap 33 December 18 NY Islanders 3–1 Arizona Kuemper 11,640 14–17–2 30 Recap 34 December 20 Montreal 2–1 Arizona Kuemper 11,149 14–18–2 30 Recap 35 December 22 Colorado 4–6 Arizona Hill 13,896 15–18–2 32 Recap 36 December 23 Arizona 4–3 San Jose SO Kuemper 17,325 16–18–2 34 Recap 37 December 27 Arizona 1–2 Los Angeles Kuemper 18,230 16–19–2 34 Recap 38 December 29 Arizona 5–4 Anaheim OT Hill 17,174 17–19–2 36 Recap 39 December 30 Vegas 5–1 Arizona Kuemper 17,125 17–20–2 36 Recap
January: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Edmonton 3–1 Arizona Hill 12,583 17–21–2 36 Recap 41 January 4 New Jersey 3–2 Arizona SO Kuemper 12,636 17–21–3 37 Recap 42 January 6 NY Rangers 0–5 Arizona Kuemper 12,396 18–21–3 39 Recap 43 January 10 Arizona 4–3 Vancouver OT Kuemper 18,527 19–21–3 41 Recap 44 January 12 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton Kuemper 18,347 20–21–3 43 Recap 45 January 13 Arizona 1–7 Calgary Hill 17,849 20–22–3 43 Recap 46 January 16 San Jose 3–6 Arizona Kuemper 13,342 21–22–3 45 Recap 47 January 18 Pittsburgh 3–2 Arizona OT Kuemper 14,757 21–22–4 46 Recap 48 January 20 Arizona 4–2 Toronto Kuemper 19,165 22–22–4 48 Recap 49 January 22 Arizona 3–2 Ottawa Kuemper 12,236 23–22–4 50 Recap 50 January 23 Arizona 1–2 Montreal Pickard 21,002 23–23–4 50 Recap
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Arizona 2–3 San Jose OT Kuemper 17,227 23–23–5 51 Recap 52 February 4 Arizona 4–5 Dallas Kuemper 17,996 23–24–5 51 Recap 53 February 5 Arizona 2–5 Nashville Pickard 17,295 23–25–5 51 Recap 54 February 7 Columbus 4–2 Arizona Kuemper 15,319 23–26–5 51 Recap 55 February 9 Dallas 2–3 Arizona Kuemper 13,418 24–26–5 53 Recap 56 February 12 Arizona 5–2 Vegas Kuemper 18,212 25–26–5 55 Recap 57 February 14 St. Louis 4–0 Arizona Kuemper 12,533 25–27–5 55 Recap 58 February 16 Toronto 0–2 Arizona Kuemper 17,125 26–27–5 57 Recap 59 February 18 Arizona 2–5 Calgary Pickard 18,985 26–28–5 57 Recap 60 February 19 Arizona 3–2 Edmonton SO Kuemper 18,347 27–28–5 59 Recap 61 February 21 Arizona 3–2 Vancouver OT Kuemper 18,568 28–28–5 61 Recap 62 February 24 Winnipeg 1–4 Arizona Kuemper 17,125 29–28–5 63 Recap 63 February 26 Florida 3–4 Arizona SO Kuemper 11,912 30–28–5 65 Recap 64 February 28 Vancouver 2–5 Arizona Kuemper 12,767 31–28–5 67 Recap
March: 7–5–3 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Detroit 1–3 Arizona Kuemper 15,552 32–28–5 69 Recap 66 March 5 Anaheim 3–1 Arizona Kuemper 11,305 32–29–5 69 Recap 67 March 7 Calgary 0–2 Arizona Kuemper 13,341 33–29–5 71 Recap 68 March 9 Los Angeles 2–4 Arizona Kuemper 14,976 34–29–5 73 Recap 69 March 11 Arizona 1–7 Chicago Kuemper 21,574 34–30–5 73 Recap 70 March 12 Arizona 3–1 St. Louis Kuemper 18,428 35–30–5 75 Recap 71 March 14 Anaheim 1–6 Arizona Kuemper 14,202 36–30–5 77 Recap 72 March 16 Edmonton 3–2 Arizona OT Kuemper 15,016 36–30–6 78 Recap 73 March 18 Arizona 1–4 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 36–31–6 78 Recap 74 March 21 Arizona 2–4 Florida Kuemper 12,576 36–32–6 78 Recap 75 March 23 Arizona 1–2 New Jersey SO Kuemper 16,514 36–32–7 79 Recap 76 March 24 Arizona 0–2 NY Islanders Kuemper 13,917 36–33–7 79 Recap 77 March 26 Chicago 0–1 Arizona Kuemper 15,055 37–33–7 81 Recap 78 March 29 Arizona 2–3 Colorado SO Kuemper 18,045 37–33–8 82 Recap 79 March 31 Minnesota 0–4 Arizona Kuemper 17,431 38–33–8 84 Recap
April: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Los Angeles 3–1 Arizona Kuemper 14,687 38–34–8 84 Recap 81 April 4 Arizona 4–1 Vegas Kuemper 18,485 39–34–8 86 Recap 82 April 6 Winnipeg 4–2 Arizona Pickard 17,125 39–35–8 86 Recap
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

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Keller, ClaytonClayton Keller	82	14	33	47	−21	24
Ekman-Larsson, OliverOliver Ekman-Larsson	81	14	30	44	−16	52
Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk	72	19	22	41	−19	34
Hinostroza, VinnieVinnie Hinostroza	72	16	23	39	−4	14
Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan	72	15	20	35	−2	14
Panik, RichardRichard Panik	75	14	19	33	−3	44
Richardson, BradBrad Richardson	66	19	8	27	6	22
Cousins, NickNick Cousins	81	7	20	27	−8	35
Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski	76	3	24	27	−7	16
Crouse, LawsonLawson Crouse	81	11	14	25	5	67
Archibald, JoshJosh Archibald	68	12	10	22	1	15
Oesterle, JordanJordan Oesterle	71	6	14	20	−3	12
Chychrun, JakobJakob Chychrun	53	5	15	20	−12	28
Garland, ConorConor Garland	47	13	5	18	1	12
Fischer, ChristianChristian Fischer	71	11	7	18	−13	27
Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner	41	9	7	16	−2	8
Schmaltz, NickNick Schmaltz † || 17 || 5 || 9 || 14 || −8 || 2
Hjalmarsson, NiklasNiklas Hjalmarsson	82	0	10	10	8	44
Kempe, MarioMario Kempe	52	4	5	9	5	18
Demers, JasonJason Demers	35	2	6	8	9	12
Connauton, KevinKevin Connauton	50	1	7	8	–2	22
Dvorak, ChristianChristian Dvorak	20	2	5	7	–2	2
Strome, DylanDylan Strome ‡ || 20 || 3 || 3 || 6 || −10 || 6
Perlini, BrendanBrendan Perlini ‡ || 22 || 2 || 4 || 6 || −5 || 8
Lyubushkin, IlyaIlya Lyubushkin	41	0	4	4	−9	13
Weal, JordanJordan Weal †‡ || 19 || 1 || 1 || 2 || –3 || 0
Bunting, MichaelMichael Bunting	5	1	0	1	0	2
Capobianco, KyleKyle Capobianco	2	0	0	0	–2	0
Mermis, DakotaDakota Mermis	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dauphin, LaurentLaurent Dauphin	1	0	0	0	–1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper	55	55	3,251:15	27	20	8	126	2.33	1,677	.925	5	0	2	14
Hill, AdinAdin Hill	13	11	696:21	7	5	0	32	2.76	322	.906	1	0	0	0
Raanta, AnttiAntti Raanta	12	12	687:06	5	6	0	33	2.88	351	.906	0	0	1	0
Pickard, CalvinCalvin Pickard † || 6 || 4 || 282:38 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 17 || 3.61 || 157 || .892 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
Miska, HunterHunter Miska	1	0	18:16	0	0	0	1	3.28	9	.889	0	0	0	0

^†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

Date	Details		Ref
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
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
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2019	To Arizona Coyotes Robbie Russo
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
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan MacInnis	To Arizona Coyotes Jacob Graves Conditional 6th-round pick in 2019
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	To Chicago Blackhawks Dylan Strome Brendan Perlini	To Arizona Coyotes Nick Schmaltz
December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)	To Anaheim Ducks Trevor Murphy	To Arizona Coyotes Giovanni Fiore
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	To Philadelphia Flyers Jacob Graves 6th-round pick in 2019	To Arizona Coyotes Jordan Weal
February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)	To Nashville Predators Laurent Dauphin Adam Helewka	To Arizona Coyotes Emil Pettersson
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Montreal Canadiens Jordan Weal	To Arizona Coyotes Michael Chaput

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Michael Grabner	from New Jersey Devils	3-year
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Joel Hanley	to Dallas Stars	1-year
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Zac Rinaldo	to Nashville Predators	1-year
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Luke Schenn	to Anaheim Ducks	1-year
August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	to Wichita Thunder (ECHL)	1-year
September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)	Tye McGinn	to Manitoba Moose (AHL)	1-year
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)	Jens Looke	to Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan)	1-year
May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)	David Ullstrom	to Dinamo Riga (KHL)	1-year
June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)	Emil Pettersson	to Växjö Lakers (SHL)	2-year

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)	Calvin Pickard	from Philadelphia Flyers

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18) Jens Looke Mutual termination

Retirement Date Player Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)	Kevin Connauton	2-year
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)	Niklas Hjalmarsson	2-year
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	8-year
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Dakota Mermis	1-year
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Brad Richardson	2-year
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)	Barrett Hayton	3-year
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)	Michael Bunting	1-year
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)	Laurent Dauphin	1-year
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)	Hudson Fasching	1-year
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)	Trevor Murphy	1-year
August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)	Christian Dvorak	6-year
November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)	Jakob Chychrun	6-year
December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)	Nathan Schnarr	3-year
February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)	Jordan Oesterle	2-year
February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)	Conor Garland	2-year
March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)	Kevin Bahl	3-year
March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	Jan Jenik	3-year
March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Nick Schmaltz	7-year
April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)	Erik Kallgren	2-year
June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)	Robbie Russo	1-year
June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)	Ilya Lyubushkin	1-year

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.
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.
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). 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).
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.