ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes have begun the season 1-4-0 and are completing their season-opening 6-game road trip
• Arizona’s special teams has seen its power play operate at 28.6%, which enters tonight 7 th in the NHL
• The power play unit has converted at least once in four of the five games to open the campaign as well as six out of the last eight games dating back to 4/26/22
LAST GAME
Senators 6, Coyotes 2 – October 22, 2022 – Canadian Tire Centre
ARI Goals: Guenther (1), Keller (2)
OTT Goals: Pinto (4), Norris (1), Tkachuk (3, 4), Kastelic (2), Motte (2)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 26 svs on 32 shots
OTT Goalie: Forsberg (W) – 20 svs on 22 shots
PP: 1-5 PK: 1-4
Notes: Dylan Guenther notched his first career goal, becoming the 24th different teenager to score a regular-season goal for the Coyotes/Jets franchise… At 19 years and 195 days, Guenther became the youngest Coyote to tally his first career goal since Barrett Hayton (19y, 138d) on 10/25/19…Guenther’s goal came on the power play, making him the 25th player in Coyotes/Jets franchise history (first since 11/16/14) to record his first career NHL goal on the man-advantage…Clayton Keller scored to extend his point streak to 4 games (2-2-4) while inching closer to 100 career goals (98 entering tonight)…Travis Boyd found the scoresheet for the second consecutive night and has 1-2-3 in his last 2 GP…Juuso Valimaki registered his first point as a Coyote with an assist
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Conor Timmins…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (3 / 10/17)
Nick Schmaltz…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (4 / 10/13)
Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (5 / -)
Andrew Ladd…IR…(5 / -)
Total man games lost: 20 games
Ben McCartney (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-10/18 – Assigned F Ben McCartney to Tucson (AHL)
YOTES & JACKETS
-Tonight is the first of two ARI-CBJ games this season. They are scheduled to go head-to-head in Tempe on 2/19/23
-The Coyotes fell at home to the Blue Jackets in shootout in the last meeting on 11/18/21
-Clayton Keller comes into tonight with a 3-game point streak against the Blue Jackets, tied for his third-longest active point streak he’s registered against an NHL club (Rangers, 5 gms; Boston, 4 gms)
-The 11/18/21 game was the beginning of Keller’s run that saw him finish 2021-22 with 25-32-57 in 51 GP
-Lawson Crouse also enters tonight with a 3-game point streak versus CBJ, which marks his longest active point streak against an opponent
-Coyotes franchise vs Blue Jackets:
• All-Time: 30-25-4-4
• Home: 16-11-3-2
• Road: 14-14-1-2
• L10: 2-6-2
• STRK: OT1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE BLUE JACKETS
Shayne Gostisbehere…2-9-11…19 career GP
Nick Bjugstad…6-3-9…19 career GP
Zack Kassian…4-6-10…18 career GP
Christian Fischer…4-1-5…7 career GP
Travis Boyd…1-2-3…5 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 6)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 9)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 2)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 9)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
-Shayne Gostisbehere returns for his second season in AZ after posting 51 points last year (14-37-51) to lead Coyotes d-men
-Sitting on 199 career assists, Gostisbehere’s next helper would make him the second defenseman from the 2012 Draft Class to reach the milestone (Morgan Rielly, 309)
-The blueliner has picked up right where he left off by notching 2-3-5 in his first 5 GP. In his last 8 GP dating back to last season, Gostisbehere has posted 12 pts (5-7-12)
-Since the start of 2021-22, Gostisbehere ranks among NHL d-men leaders in goals (16, T-7 th), points (56, T-13th) and power-play points (23, T-10th)
KELLER INSTINCT
- Clayton Keller found the scoresheet for the fourth consecutive game with a goal on Saturday, giving him 2-2-4 in 5 GP…The 4-game point streak is the longest by a Coyote on the young season
- In his last 82 games (since 4/21/21), Keller has compiled 70 pts (31-39-70)
- Keller took off in mid-Nov of 2021 by compiling 57 points (25-32-57) in 51 GP from 11/18 until his last game on 3/30 when he suffered a season-ending leg injury…Since 11/18/21, Keller has registered 27-34-61 in 56 GP…His 1.09 points per game in that span ranks 8th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
- Now 24 yrs old, Keller enters tonight two goals shy of 100 in his career. Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise, six have reached the mark before their 25th birthday: Dale Hawerchuk (20 years, 263 days), Teemu Selanne (23 years, 193 days), Keith Tkachuk (23 years, 213 days), Brian Mullen (23 years, 358 days), Andrew McBain (24 years, 34 days) and Pat Elynuik (24 years, 62 days).
-Below is a complete list of the fewest games played with the franchise (NHL debut or otherwise) to reach 100 goals with the club
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Oct. 25, 2022 Game No. 8 (3-4-0, 6 pts.)
at Arizona Coyotes (1-4-0, 2 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 5 (2-2-0, 4 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: OCT. 23, 2022 – CBJ 5 at NYR 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Werenski (2), Peeke (1), Chinakhov (1), Robinson (1), Johnson (1)
NYR Goal Scorers: PP – Panarin (4)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (30/31; 60:00); NYR – Halak (16/21; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 21 / NYR: 31
3 Stars: 1. Tarasov, CBJ; 2. Foudy, CBJ; 3. Werenski, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st 3 goals of the game (1 in 1st and 2 in 2nd)… NYR scored a 5-on-3 PPG at the end of the 2nd but CBJ
scored goals 44 seconds apart in the 3rd for the win… Tarasov won his 1st career NHL game… Johnson scored for 2nd-straight game (2-
0-2)… Roslovic recorded his 1st multi-assist/2nd multi-point game of the campaign with 0-2-2 to extend his assist-streak to 3-straight
games (1-4-5)… Foudy, playing in his 1st game of the season, and Voracek each had 0-2-2.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Korpisalo (hip); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 10); (7 games)
Luoto (lower body); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 10); (7 games)
Laine (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 13); 3-4 weeks; (6 games)
Danforth (upper body); out indefinitely; (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 22
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 24 Recalled Bayreuther from Cleveland (AHL)
AGAINST THE COYOTES
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. ARI)
2021-22 Series: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 vs. ARI)
All-Time Series: 29-28-4-2 (16-13-1-1 vs. ARI)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 8-2-0 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 161/171
All-Time SF/SA: 1,899-1,929
All-Time PP: 45-of-274
All-Time PK: 236-of-282
THE LAST GAME VS. ARI: NOV. 18, 2021 – CBJ 5 at ARI 4 (SO)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Jenner (8), Jenner (9), Danforth (1), PP – Werenski (4), SO – Chinakhov
ARI Goal Scorers: Dzingel (1), Kessel (3), Crouse (5), Chychrun (2)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/29, 64:01); ARI – Wedgewood (42/46, 65:00)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 46 / ARI: 29
3 Stars: 1. Jenner, CBJ; 2. Chychrun, ARI; 3. Dzingel, ARI
Noteworthy: CBJ earned their 3rd-straight win on the road and improved to 5-0-0 in OT/SO games this season… Jenner recorded 1st multi-goal game of season… Bjorkstrand tallied his team-leading 5th multi-point game (0-2-2)… Voracek stretched his point-streak to 7 games with 2 assists… Werenski recorded 3rd multi-point game (1-1-2)… Danforth scored his 1st career NHL goal.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Feb. 19 at ARI
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. ARI)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
CBJ are 10-2-0 vs. ARI dating back to Nov. 14, 2015, outscoring the club 43-29 over that stretch… CBJ have won 9 of the last 12 games played at NWA since Feb. 25, 2011… CBJ have scored a PPG in 5-straight contests in the series (7-of-16; 43.8 pct.)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 5 of the last 6 meetings… CBJ have 7 of 12 shutouts in series (MR: 12/9/17, Bobrovsky)… Most goals scored vs. ARI: 8 (10/14/21)… Most goals allowed vs. ARI: 5 – 2x (MR: 11/12/08).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. ARI)
Danforth notched his 1st career NHL goal/point on 11/18/21 at ARI… Gaudreau notched his 200th career goal on 3/25/22 vs. ARI… Jenner tallied 1st career 3-point game (1-2-3) on 11/14/15 vs. ARI… Sillinger notched his 1st career with an assist in his NHL debut on 10/14/22 vs. ARI.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. ARI
•Gaudreau – 11-18-29 in 28 career GP, including a 5-game points streak (5-5-10), 3-game assist streak (3-5-8) and goals in 4-straight home games played (5-4-9)
•Jenner – 7-4-11 in 14 career GP, including goals in both games in 2021-22 (3-0-3)
•Nyquist – 6-5-11 in 16 career GP, including 2-2-4 in his past four outings against the club
•Roslovic – 1-4-5 in 8 career GP, including assists in both contests last season (0-3-3)
•Voracek – 3-13-16 in 29 career GP, including assists in six of his last seven games (0-8-8) and multi-assist efforts in each contest in
2021-22 (0-4-4)
•Werenski – 3-4-7 in 9 career GP, including 1-1-2 in both games last season
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
HOME AT NATIONWIDE
The Blue Jackets won three of their four games over a six-day stretch last week, defeating Vancouver (4-3 in OT on Tuesday), Nashville (5-3 on Thursday), and most recently at the NY Rangers (5-1 on Sunday). The club returns home this week for two games vs. Arizona on Tuesday and against Boston on Friday before embarking on a week-long road trip first stopping in New Jersey on October 30th before flying to Finland to face the Avalanche as a part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. Overall, CBJ play five of six contests at Nationwide Arena from Oct. 18-28. The club also plays 14 (13 at NWA) of its first 20 games of the season at home.
THE COMEBACK JACKETS
Columbus earned victories when trailing by multiple goals in two of its last four games with the back-to-back wins over Vancouver (2-0) and Nashville (2-0 and 3-1). It was the fifth time in franchise history that the team has earned consecutive multi-goal comeback wins (MR: Feb. 8-10, 2022). These victories have a familiar feeling to the club’s wins in 2021-22 when CBJ set a franchise record after coming back at some point in the game in 23 of their 37 wins. The club finished sixth in the NHL in comeback victories last season. The team also trailed only Florida (11) with nine come-from-behind victories when trailing heading into the third period.
OFFENSE FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ rank second in the NHL in goals and seventh-T in points by defensemen with 6-8-14 in seven contests. Columbus saw four different blueliners record a point in Sunday’s victory at the Rangers (Werenski, Peeke, Bean, and Gudbranson), combing for 2-2-4. Allstar blueliner, Zach Werenski, leads club defensemen in goals and points (tied with Gudbranson) with 2-1-3 in seven games.
ROOKIE REPORT
The club’s rookies, consisting of forwards Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson, along with defenseman Nick Blankenburg have had a strong start to the season, combining for 3-5-8 in seven games. The trio have helped CBJ rank second among NHL teams in both goals and points, trailing only the Ottawa Senators (7-4-11 in 6 GP). Johnson (2-2-4 in 6 GP), who has a three-game points streak (2-1-3), has scored goals in both games of the weekend back-to-back set, including his first career NHL goal on Saturday vs. Pittsburgh. Foudy recorded two assists in his season debut on Sunday at the Rangers and Blankenburg recorded his first multi-point game of the season (1-1-2) on Thursday vs. Nashville.
GOING GLOBAL
The Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche face off in a pair of 2022-23 regular-season games at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. Columbus will head to Helsinki, Finland following its contest at New Jersey on Oct. 30. The team has several Finns on the club. General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen is a native of Kuopio, Finland and the NHL’s first European-born general manager while left wing Patrik Laine (Tampere) and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (Helsinki) also hail from the country.
HERE’S JOHNNY!
Six-time All-Star left wing Johnny Gaudreau leads the club in scoring with 4-3-7 in seven games while recording points in five of his seven contests. The winger, who had his five-game points streak snapped on Sunday, has recorded points in all four home games this season (4-2-6). He is the first player in franchise history to start his tenure with goals in three consecutive home games (three games, 4-1-5) and tied Rick Nash’s club record set in 2003-04 for the longest home goal streak to begin a season. He played in his 301st consecutive game on Sunday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (989) and Brent Burns (685). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 214-402-616 in 609 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.
CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner notched his first goal of the season on Saturday vs. Pittsburgh and has recorded 1-3-4 in seven games this season. He ranks second in the NHL in faceoff wins (90-of-146 faceoffs; 61.6 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward will tie David Savard for the fourth-most games played on Tuesday. He also ranks third on the franchise’s all-tine list in goals and fifth in points with 145-143-288.
RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ
- Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
- Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
- Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
- David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)
- Boone Jenner 596 2013-current (10 seasons)
A ROSY RUN
After going pointless in his first four games, Jack Roslovic has collected assists in three-straight contests (1-4-5). It’s one game short of tying his career long set from Jan. 1-Feb 7, 2021 (1-5-6). He has collected multi-point efforts in each game of the back-to-back set over the weekend, recording a goal and an assist vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday and two assists at the Rangers on Sunday. The 25-year-old center set career highs for the fourth time in as many seasons in 2021-22, finishing with 22-23-45 and 10 multi-point efforts in 81
appearances.
WHAT TO WATCH
Defenseman Zach Werenski scored his second goal of the campaign on Sunday at the Rangers and has 2-1-3 in seven games this season. He set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a blueliner in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22. He ranks ninth-T among NHL blueliners in points-per-game (min. 20 GP) dating back to Feb. 10, 2022 in recording 7-19-26 in 33 contests (.79).
