ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona comes into tonight on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2). That’s the second-longest active point streak in the NHL (LAK, 10). Overlapping that range, the club has produced a 6-1-2 record since the NHL’s trade deadline (March 3). That’s good for a share of the second-most points in the League since then
• The combo of Clayton Keller (8-9-17) and Barrett Hayton (5-8-13) have tallied a combined 13-17-30 in March (10 GP), ranking T3rd and T-16th in the NHL in that span, respectively. Keller is on an 8-game point streak, tied for the second-longest of his career, while Hayton has rung up a career-high seven game point streak
• Additionally, Keller comes into tonight with the third-most points in the NHL since the All-Star break (14-20-34), trailing only Connor McDavid (17-27-44) and Nathan MacKinnon (17-18-35)
LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Blackhawks 2 – March 18, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Hayton (14), Keller (32), Valimaki (3), Maccelli (7)
CHI Goals: Khaira (4), C. Jones (4)
ARI Goalie: Prosvetov (W) – 32 svs on 34 shots
CHI Goalie: Stalock (L) – 17 svs on 20 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 4-5
Notes: ARI defeated CHI to take the season-series at a 2-1-1 clip…The win was the Coyotes’ fourth in a row as well as the sixth in a row at home – both season-highs…ARI’s six-game home win streak is team’s longest since an 8-game run from 10/19/13 – 11/16/13…Saturday also extended the Coyotes’ point streak to 8 games (6-0-2) and marked their 20th home win (20-11-3) in their 34th game; That’s tied for the fifth-fewest amount of home games the team has required to reach 20 home wins in Coyotes/Jets franchise history…The Coyotes own an 8-game home point streak against the Blackhawks (6-0-2)…The duo of Clayton Keller (1-2-3) and Barrett Hayton (1-0-1) extended their point streaks to eight games and seven games, respectively…The linemates have combined for 11-16-27 in the last seven games (since March 7)…Keller’s two assists were his 42nd and 43rd of the season, setting a new single-season career-high…The Yotes are 15-2-3 this season when Keller gets multi-point game…Hayton has produced 4-8-12 over his seven-game point streak, including eight points (3-5-8) in his last four games…Juuso Valimaki got back on the scoresheet with a goal and two assists, with his goal going down as the game-winner; He’s recorded 1-6-7 in his last three games…Valimaki cleared 30 points this season with his three-point night (3-28-31), the second defenseman to get to that benchmark with the team this season (Gostisbehere)…After recording eight assists in 10 February games, Valimaki has chipped in 10 assists in 10 March games; His 10 assists this month rank tied for fifth among NHL defensemen…Matias Maccelli added an empty-net goal to boost his season scoring line to 7-32-39, two points off Anaheim’s Mason McTavish for the second-most among rookies…Travis Boyd assisted on Keller’s goal to reach 30 points this season (14-16-30) and extended his point streak to four games in the process (3-2-5 in that span)…Ivan Prosvetov has made three starts in the NHL this season and is 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and a .952 SV%…The last time a Coyotes netminder won his first three games of a season was Mike Smith in 2015-16
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (2 / 3/14)
Total man games lost: 130 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body | 3 (3/12 – 3/16)
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness | 1 (3/12) – Lower-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
Patrik Nemeth – 1 (3/14) – Lower-Body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/19 – Assigned D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/18 – Recalled D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/17 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/16 – Signed F Josh Doan to a three-year entry-level contract, beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season
-3/16 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
-3/15 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and to Tucson (AHL)
-3/14 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/13 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen to Tucson (AHL)
-3/12 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Wed, March 22 7:30pm at EDM Rogers Place TNT ESPN 620
Fri, March 24 6pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sun, March 26 12pm vs COL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
YOTES & JETS
- Tonight is the third and final ARI-WPG matchup this season. Winnipeg edged the Yotes 3-2 on 10/28, the first ever NHL game at Mullett Arena, and 2-1 on 1/15 at Canada Life Centre
- Clayton Keller tallied the lone Arizona goal on 1/15. Nick Schmaltz got the primary assist on Keller’s goal, which marked the second consecutive time he found the scoresheet against the Jets
- Schmaltz paces current Coyotes in both career goals (5) and assists (8) versus WPG
- Christian Fischer scored both Arizona goals in the first head-to-head meeting this season, his second career multi-goal game
- Arizona has captured at least a point in three of the last five matchups in Winnipeg (2-2-1)
- Karel Vejmelka is 1-2-2 with a .953 SV% and a 1.79 GAA in his career against the Jets. Among netminders to appear in at least 4 games vs WPG since the start of 2021-22, Vejmelka’s GAA and SV% pace that cohort in that criteria
- Coyotes vs Jets/Thrashers
• All-Time: 19-17-1-5
• Home: 12-6-1-2
• Road: 7-11-0-3
• L10: 3-5-2
• STRK: L1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE JETS
Zack Kassian…1-6-7…25 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…5-8-13…14 career GP
Jack McBain…0-1-1…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Schmaltz, 5)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Schmaltz, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (-)…Assists (Nemeth/Valimaki, 3)…Points (Nemeth/Valimaki, 3)
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 19-20-6
2-Days Rest: 3-3-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-4-2
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 2-4-3
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 3-5-1
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 3-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-4-1
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 3-1-2
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets host the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Winnipeg’s second home game in a span of three weeks. The Jets split a pair of road games on the weekend, beating the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime on Saturday and losing 3-0 on Sunday to the St. Louis Blues. After Tuesday’s game, the Jets are back on the road for a three-game road trip through California, beginning Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat ARI
71 GP 70
39 W 27
29 L 32
3 OT 11
81 PTS 65
215 GF 199
202 GA 244
20.4% PP 19.5%
83.5% PK 76.1%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 21 ARI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 23 At ANA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 25 At LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 28 At SJS TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 31 DET TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 12 At TBL 3-2 W 2W
Mar. 14 At CAR 5-3 L 1L
Mar. 16 BOS 3-0 L 2L
Mar. 18 At NSH 3-2 OTW 1W
Mar. 19 At STL 3-0 L 1L
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, March 21
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22
Practice – Canada Life Centre 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 23
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Anaheim Ducks 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
St, Louis Blues 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Blues Scorers: Kapanen (11), Walker (2) Vrana (6)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (14 sv, 3 ga)
Blues Goaltender: Joel Hofer (33 sv, 0 ga), Thomas Greiss (1 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets surrendered a goal in each period in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night, as Winnipeg was shut out for the fifth
time this season. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Dylan DeMelo led the Jets with four shots. Brenden Dillon had a team best three hits, while Josh Morrissey had a pair of blocked shots.
Season Series Sweeps
The Jets are 2-0-0 against the Arizona Coyotes this season and can sweep the season series with a win… The Jets have swept the series series against Chicago (4-0-0), Florida (2-0-0), New York Rangers (2-0-0), Ottawa Senators (2-0-0), Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0), and Vancouver Canucks (3-0-0).
Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference… Winnipeg trails the Seattle Kraken by two points for the first wild card spot, while the Calgary Flames are four points behind the Jets.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 15-7-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season… Winnipeg has won 10 of their past 15 games against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Josh Morrissey (6G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 26 points in 22 games, while Blake Wheeler (9G, 13A) has 22 points in 21 games.
Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 167 points (42G, 126A) this season, which is fourth in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on 19 of Winnipeg’s past 26 goals… Josh Morrissey (69), Neal Pionk (27), Dylan DeMelo (21), and Brenden Dillon (20) have all reached the 20-point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 points.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 21-12-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is 10th in the NHL and fourth in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (15G, 26A) leads the team with 41 points in 35 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 19 goals at home leads the team and has him five goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Winnipeg is 250-161-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.5% of the time… Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in six of its past seven games (14-for-17, 82.4%)… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
At the Dot
The Jets won 63.3% of their faceoffs on Sunday, which is the second most in a game this season (67.2% Dec. 6 vs. FLA)… Winnipeg has won more than 50% of their faceoffs in five on their past nine games, going 50.3%.
Jets vs. ARI Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
42 22 16 4
Home Record
GP W L OT
21 14 5 2
Away Record
GP W L OT
21 8 11 2
Jets vs. ARI Notes
Season Series
This is the third and final game between the Jets and Coyotes this season… Winnipeg beat Arizona 3-2 in overtime at Mullett Arena on Oct. 28 and 5-2 in Winnipeg on Jan. 15.
Recent History
Dating back to 2011, the Jets are 21-6-0 against Arizona in 27 games… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Coyotes during that span and have three five-game winning streaks, including the one the Jets are currently on… The Jets have limited Arizona to one goal in four of the past six contests.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 13-2-0 all-time against Arizona at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Mark Scheifele has 22 points (8G, 43A) in 24 games against Arizona during his career. He had a six-game point streak against the Coyotes from Oct. 9/14-Nov. 10/16 (1G, 5A)… Connor Hellebuyck boasts a 9-3-0 record with a 2.14 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in 13 starts against the Coyotes, while David Rittich is 2-1-0 and has a .914 SV%.
Jets vs. ARI Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/24/2019 @Ari L 1 4 35 4 1 4 24 2 0 8
04/06/2019 @Ari W 4 2 32 2 1 8 21 2 1 6
10/15/2019 Ari L 2 4 40 6 2 4 35 2 2 12
03/09/2020 Ari W 4 2 34 2 0 9 38 2 0 9
11/29/2021 Ari L 0 1 46 6 0 2 15 1 0 12
01/04/2022 @Ari W 3 1 49 4 1 6 27 2 0 10
02/27/2022 @Ari W 5 3 38 0 0 2 29 0 0 2
03/27/2022 Ari W 2 1 40 2 0 0 29 0 0 4
10/28/2022 @Ari W 3 2 35 5 0 6 21 2 0 12
03/20/2023 Ari W 2 1 24 2 1 6 21 3 0 4
