ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 3-2-0 in its last 5 games and 4-5-1 in its last 10 GP but aim for its first road win since 11/23
• Shayne Gostisbehere is expected to play in his 500th career game tonight. The defenseman was drafted by the Flyers in 2012 and played the first 381 games of his career with PHI
• A goal from Nick Bjugstad tonight would establish a new career-high goal streak for him and the highest by a Coyote this season
LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Coyotes 3 – January 3, 2023 – FLA Live Arena
ARI Goals: Chychrun (5), Keller (14), Bjugstad (10)
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (18, 19, 20), E. Staal (5, 6)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 32 svs on 37 shots
FLA Goalie: Knight (W) – 33 svs on 36 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 1-2
Notes: Arizona fell to Florida despite erasing a 2-0 deficit and tying the game twice… Clayton Keller notched 1-1-2 to return to a point per game player this season (14-22-36 in 36 GP)… Keller tied Lawson Crouse for the team lead in goals and overtook Shayne Gostisbehere for the team-lead in multi-point games this season (8)…Nick Bjugstad scored for the third consecutive game to reach double-digit tallies on the season, while extending his point streak to 4 gms; Bjugstad’s goal streak ties his career-high (12/4/14 – 12/8/14 with FLA) and ties the season-high by a Coyote…Jakob Chychrun scored for the second time in three games, which came at 19:57 into the first period for the latest goal into a frame by a Coyote this season…Nick Schmaltz returned to the lineup and notched an assist after missing Saturday’s game due to injury…JJ Moser and Juuso Valimaki each pitched in an assist and both have 3 pts in their last 4 GP (Moser, 2-1-3; Valimaki, 0-3-3)…Karel Vejmelka was penalized for high-sticking, becoming the first Coyotes goaltender to be whistled for a penalty since Darcy Kuemper on 2/22/21
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (4 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (8 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 76 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/4 – Assigned F Laurent Dauphin to Tucson (AHL)
-12/31 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)
-12/27 – Recalled F Michael Carcone from Tucson (AHL)
-12/18 – Assigned F Jan Jenik to Tucson (AHL)
-12/17 – Recalled F Jan Jenik from Tucson (AHL)
-12/15 – Assigned D Dysin Mayo to Tucson (AHL)
-12/8 – Loaned F Dylan Guenther to Team Canada for the 2023 WJC
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Fri, Jan 6 6:30pm at CHI United Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sun, Jan 8 5pm vs PIT Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra Stream
Tue, Jan 10 7pm vs SJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
YOTES & FLYERS
- Tonight is the second of two ARI-PHI games this season. The Yotes beat the Flyers 5-4 in OT on 12/11
- Clayton Keller recorded his first career hat trick in the 12/11 win, completing the 3-goal performance with the OT-winner
- The hat trick inflated Keller’s career numbers to 11 pts (5-6-11) in 9 games vs PHI. The 1.22 career points per game are tied for his 3rd – highest against an NHL club (DET, 1.50; MTL, 1.30; TBL, 1.22
- JJ Moser (0-2-2), Nick Ritchie (1-1-2) and Nick Schmaltz (0-2-2) also enjoyed multi-point games in the 12/11 matchup
- Ritchie has posted 3 pts (1-2-3) over his last two games against PHI
- Last year’s Coyotes-Flyers game in Philadelphia was Shayne Gostisbehere’s first game back in Philly. Tonight is expected to be his 500th career game
- Tonight’s ARI-PHI game is the Coyotes final game of 2022-23 in the Eastern Time Zone
- Coyotes franchise vs Flyers:
• All-Time: 34-46-2-4
• Home: 20-20-2-1
• Road: 14-26-0-3
• L10: 5-3-2
• STRK: W1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE FLYERS
Nick Ritchie…5-8-13…15 career GP
Clayton Keller…5-6-11…9 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-5-6…9 career GP
Travis Boyd…1-4-5…7 career GP
Jack McBain…1-0-1…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Ritchie/Keller, 5)… Assists (Ritchie, 8)…Points (Ritchie, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (-)… Assists (Chychrun/Stecher, 4)…Points (Chychrun/Stecher, 4)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., Jan. 8 Toronto Maple Leafs Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Mon., Jan. 9 Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Wed., Jan. 11 Washington Capitals Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 38
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 38
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 38
Carter Hart IR-upper body 12/29-present 3
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 12
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 217
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/4 – Activated G Carter Hart from Injured Reserve
1/3 – Loaned F Olle Lyckell to Lehigh Valley (AHL); Activated F Bobby Brink from Injured, Non-Roster and loaned to
the Phantoms
FLYERS VS. COYOTES: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS COYOTES
50-30-6 ALL-TIME RECORD 34-46-6
29-12-2 HOME 20-20-3
21-18-4 ROAD 14-26-3
2-2-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
5-3-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-3-2
309 GOALS SCORED 256
16.2% POWER PLAY 17.1%
82.9% PENALTY KILL 83.8%
van Riemsdyk: 14 pts (7-7=14) in 18 GP
Braun: 12 pts (1-11=12) in 41 GP
Hayes: 10 pts (4-6=10) in 14 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Ritchie: 13 pts (5-8=13) in 15 GP
Keller: 11 pts (5-6=11) in 9 GP
Bjugstad: 8 pts (3-5=8) in 22 GP
Hart: 1-1-1, 3.41 GAA, .886 SV%, 1 SO in 3 GP
Ersson & Sandstrom: Have not faced ARI
TEAM GOALTENDERS Vejmelka: 1-2-0, 3.64 GAA, .898 SV% in 3 GP
Ingram: Has not faced PHI
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is on a three-game win streak – tied for its season best, also, Oct. 13-18.
- The Flyers have earned points in eight of its last 13 games (6-5-2).
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 25-19, in the last six overall games and are 4-2-0 since Dec. 20. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL in wins and fourth in goals in that span.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in nine of their last 13 games, posting a 5-3-1 record when scoring three-plus goals.
- Philadelphia has outscored its opponents 16-10 in the third period in the last 10 games. The Flyers’ 16 third period goals rank T-1st in the NHL since Dec. 11.
- The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 26 of its 38 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-1st in the NHL with 10 wins when trailing first in a game.
- Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in eight of the last 16 games, posting a 4-3-1 record in those eight contests.
- The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,129 hits and ranks third with 670 blocked shots.
VS. THE WEST
- Philadelphia concludes its four-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent Thursday, posting a 3-0-0 record so far.
- The Flyers swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.
- Philadelphia will face a Western Conference opponent in eight of its 14 games during the month of January.
- The Flyers are 4-1-2 in its last seven contests against the West and 7-4-2 on the season.
- Philadelphia is 4-1-2 against the West on the road and 3-3-0 against the West on home ice this season.
