ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes had their 3-game win streak snapped last night have gone 3-2-0 in their last five games
• The Yotes come into tonight 2 pts back of the final wild card spot in the Western Conference
• A point tonight for Clayton Keller would mark his second 5-game point streak of the season
LAST GAME
Devils 4, Coyotes 2 – November 12, 2022 – Prudential Center
ARI Goals: Guenther (3), Keller (5)
NJD Goals: Tatar (3), Hughes (5), Boqvist (1), Hamilton (4)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 22 svs on 26 shots
NJD Goalie: Schmid (W) – 16 svs on 18 shots
PP: 2-4 PK: 7-8
Notes: The Devils snapped ARI’s 3-game win streak…Clayton Keller scored a PPG to extend his point streak to 4 games (2-4-6 in that span)… Travis Boyd (4 games) and JJ Moser (3 games) each matched their previous careerlong point streaks by assisting on Keller’s goal…Dylan Guenther also scored on the power-play, his third goal of the season (all PPGs)…Matias Maccelli reached the 10-point threshold on the season with an assist…ARI surrendered a season-low 26 shots on goal…The two PPGs marked the fifth game this year the Coyotes registered multiple PPGs in a game and enter tonight with a 31.3% power play on the season…ARI killed 7 penalties, the first time the PK unit has successfully killed off that many in a game since 1/8/15
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Zack Kassian…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (6 / 10/30)
Nick Schmaltz…IR…Upper-Body (13 / 10/13)
Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (14 / -)
Total man games lost: 51 games
Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-11/8 – Assigned D Conor Timmins to Tucson (AHL) for conditioning purposes
-11/5 – Placed F Nick Schmaltz on Injured Reserve
-11/5 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, Nov 17 8pm at VGK T-Mobile Arena Bally Sports Arizona TBD
Mon, Nov 21 6pm at NSH Bridgestone Arena
Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Wed, Nov 23 5pm at CAR PNC Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
YOTES & BLUE SHIRTS
-Tonight is the second and final time the Coyotes and Rangers will meet in the regular season. NYR took the first game 3-2 at Mullett Arena on 10/30
-Tonight’s game against the Rangers represents the first opponent the Coyotes have already played in 2022-23
-Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad scored for the Coyotes in the first matchup this season while Dylan Guenther chipped in two assists
-Clayton Keller has a 6-game point streak versus NYR, totaling 3-5-8 in that span. The run that dates back to 12/14/18 is his longest active point streak against an NHL opponent
-The current six-game run Keller has against NYR is tied with PHI (10/30/17 – 1/4/20) and SJ (1/14/21 – 4/28/21) as the longest point streak versus an opponent Keller has registered in his career
-Coyotes franchise vs Rangers:
• All-Time: 28-44-6-6
• Home: 16-20-4-2
• Road: 12-24-2-4
• L10: 3-6-1
• STRK: L3
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RANGERS
Shayne Gostisbehere…3-12-15…26 career GP
Clayton Keller…4-5-9…8 career GP
Lawson Crouse…2-2-4…8 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 5)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 12)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 3)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 12)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight leading Arizona in assists (11) and points (16) in 2022-23…He scored last night for his 5 th goal of the season and second in his last three outings
-Keller has a chance to make it 5 straight games with a point, a feat he achieved earlier this season (10/15 – 10/25), the longest point streak by a Coyote this season
-He also enters tonight averaging over a point-per-game this season (5-11-16 in 14 GP)…A mark he’s been well clear of since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 30-43-73 in 65 GP since then, with his 1.11 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
-Keller’s 16 pts are the most he’s totaled through the first 14 gms of a season during his career, besting his 2017-18 start (15 pts thru 14 GP)
POWER PLAY PROWESS
-Thru 14 games, the Coyotes power play has operated at 31.3% (15-for-48), which enters tonight 3rd in the NHL
PP rankings (NHL)
- COL (39.0%)
- EDM (32.2%)
- ARI (31.3%)
-Last night was the fifth game of 2022-23 that the Coyotes notched multiple PPGs in a game, already besting last year’s total
-Arizona reached 15 PPG in the 14th game of 2022-23. Last season it took the Coyotes until Jan. 29 (43 GP) to reach 15 PPG as a team
-ARI has only played four games this season where it did not score a PPG…5 NHL teams including ARI have had four or fewer games in 2022-23 where they did not post at least one PPG
-The Coyotes finished last season with a 13.9% power play clip. The largest year-over-year improvement upon season’s end in franchise history came at an 8.2% bump from 1986-87 (17.3%) to 1987-88 (25.5%)
ROOKIES MAKING THEIR MARK
-Coyotes rookies Dylan Guenther (1st rd, 9th overall in 2021) and Matias Maccelli (4th rd, 98th overall in 2019) come into tonight among NHL rookie leaders in multiple statistical categories Macceli (1-9-10 in 14 GP)
-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in assists (1st), points (1st), points per game (1st, 0.71; [min 5 GP]) power-play assists (6, T-1st) and power-play points (7, 1st)
-Became the first NHL rookie to reach 10 points on the season with an assist last night
-Is tied with Gostisbehere for the second-most points on the Coyotes Guenther (3-4-7 in 13 GP)
-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in power-play goals (3, T-1st), power-play points (5, 3rd), goals (T-4th), assists (T9th) and points (T-7th)
-Scored last night for his third goal of the season. All three of his tallies have come on the man-advantage
-Guenther is the fifth player in Coyotes/Jets history to score his first 3 career goals on the power play. He joins Craig Norwich (first 6 goals), Bill Thomas (first 4 goals), Boris Mironov (first 4 goals) and Luciano Borsato (first 3 goals)
-Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise history, only four players have recorded 3+ PPGs within his first 13 career games (Teemu Selanne [9 PPG] in 1992-93, Craig Norwich in 1979-80, Luciano Borsato in 1990-91and Michael Bunting in 2020-21)
-In that criteria, Selanne is the only player in franchise history to record four-plus PPGs within his first 14 career games
-With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 14 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 21 points to pace the NHL in cumulative points by rookies
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Coyotes are in a stretch of 14 consecutive road games for the purposes of the Mullett Arena annex construction being completed (on schedule). This stretch from 11/5 – 12/7 is tied for the longest a team has had in NHL history Rank Team Consecutive Road Games Dates Record
T1 Vancouver 14 straight road games 1/30/10 – 3/10/10 8-5-1
T1 Arizona 14 straight road games 11/5/22 – 12/7/22 TBD
3 NY Islanders 13 straight road games 10/14/21 – 11/16/21 5-6-2
4 San Jose 12 straight road games 1/14/21 – 2/11/21 5-6-1
T5 Philadelphia 11 straight road games 12/23/05 – 1/12/06 8-2-1
T5 Calgary 11 straight road games 2/3/88 – 2/28/88 5-5-1
Note: The Coyotes’ stretch includes 4 different road trips (11/5 – 11/13; 11/17; 11/21–11/27; 12/1–12/7) The first trip ends tonight, as the team will return to Arizona and is scheduled to hold practice on Tuesday and Wednesday
YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 0-for-0, -%
Interference Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-)
Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Last Team Challenge: (W) March 27, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a missed stoppage of play. The Situation Room determined that the puck hit the protective netting behind ARI’s net prior to WPG’s Adam Lowry’s goal and, therefore, was out of play
Last Situation Room-Initiated Challenge: (Overturned) Oct. 17, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; The situation room called to review if Morgan Rielly batted the puck with his hand inside the attacking zone before Mitch Marner subsequently gained possession and control. It was deemed that Marner was the first player to gain possession and control of the puck after Rielly batted it with his hand and, therefore, no goal
2022-23 OVERTIME RESULTS: (0-1-0)
Last overtime win: 4/27/22 at DAL (W, 4-3, GWG – T. Boyd)
Last overtime loss: 10/28/22 vs WPG (L, 3-2, GWG – B. Wheeler)
Last overtime that led to shootout: 2/1/22 at COL
2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-0)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 1/14/22 at COL (L, 4-3, SDG – N. Kadri)
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 4-5-0
2-Days Rest: 2-1-1
3+ Days Rest: 0-1-0
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-0-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-0-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-0-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 0-1-1
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Nashville Predators 2, New York Rangers 1 – November 12, 2022 – (Bridgestone Arena)
NYR Goals: F. Chytil (4)
NSH Goals: J. Parssinen (1), M. Jankowski (2)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (L – 16/18)
NSH Goalie: J. Saros (W -34/35)
NYR Shots: 35
NSH Shots: 18
NYR PP: 0/5
NYR PK: 4/4
Game Summary | Event Summary
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers fell in the first game of this back-to-back, 2-1, in Nashville on Saturday night. The Predators took a 2-0 lead before Filip Chytil cut the lead in half with his fourth goal of the season. Chytil’s goal was his 100th career NHL point (46G-54A) and also extended his point streak to three games (2G-2A). New York fired 35 shots on goal, the 10th time it has had 35 or more shots on goal in a game this year and allowed a season-low 18 shots against
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers play their final home for almost two weeks when they welcome the Arizona Coyotes to Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). This will be the season finale between the two teams.
- Tonight, the Rangers will honor and support those who serve and have served with Military Appreciation Night, presented by Northwell. Military Appreciation Night will feature in-arena promotion such as special warm-up jerseys and sticks, the recognition of military members and a national anthem featuring United States Army and Air Force members.
- Tonight concludes the Rangers’ fourth of 16 back-to-back sets the Rangers will play this season.
- When scoring first this season, the Rangers are 6-0-1.
- On Sunday’s, the Blueshirts are 2-1-1 for five points this season.
- Against the Coyotes, the Rangers have earned at least one point in 14 of its last 15 games against the Coyotes, dating back to Mar. 24, 2014 (12-1-2). At MSG, the Rangers have earned a point in 12-straight contests against Arizona dating back to the 2008-09 season (10-0-2).
- In the month of November since 2005-06, the Rangers have the most wins in the NHL (129). In addition, the Blueshirts have posted a 56-24-7 record in November since 2015-16, the third most wins in the NHL in that span. The 14 games the Blueshirts are set to play this month are the second-most in a month this season (March – 16).
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Nov. 17/10:00 PM Seattle/Climate Pledge Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 19/10:30 PM San Jose/SAP Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 22/10:30 PM Los Angeles/Crypto.com Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 23/10:00 PM Anaheim/Honda Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 26/10:00 PM Edmonton/MSG MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Nov. 12 at Nashville L, 2-1
Nov. 10 at Detroit W, 8-2
Nov. 8 NY Islanders L, 4-3
Nov. 6 Detroit OTL, 3-2
Nov. 3 Boston L, 5-2
INJURIES (22 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Vitali Kravtsov Upper Body Nov. 12 1
ALL-TIME RECORD 50-26-6-2 (108 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 2-0-0
NYR HOME 28-10-2-2 (60 PTS)
NYR AWAY 22-16-4-0 (48 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (10) – A: Panarin (11) – Pts: Kreider (16)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Pavelich (11) – A: Leetch (26) – Pts: Leetch (29)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 30 at Mullett Arena W, 3-2
November 13 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES
TEAM NOTES
PANARIN TWO ASSISTS AWAY FROM 400
Artemi Panarin is two assists away from 400 in his career. In notching the feat, Panarin would be the third player in the NHL to record 400 or more assists since Panarin made his NHL debut in 2015-16 (McDavid – 474, Kane – 408). If Panarin records two assists tonight in his 525th game, he would require the 21st fewest games of any NHL skater to reach the milestone and the third fewest of any active player (McDavid – 426 GP, Crosby – 448 GP).
Panarin would become the 57th undrafted player in league history to collect 400 assists and of those undrafted players, he would notch 400 assists in the fifth fewest games. Of his 398 assists, Mika Zibanejad has the most goals from Panarin with 41 while Chris Kreider is tied for fourth with 32. Panarin has nine points in his last eight games (1G-8A) and 21 points (5G-16A) in 16 games. Since 2019-20, Panarin ranks second in the NHL in assists and third in points. His 80 multi-point games are the fourth most in the league since 2019-20
FOX FEVER
Adam Fox has points in five-straight games (2G-6A) and has five points in his last two games (1G-4A). On the season, Fox has four goals and 13 assists for 17 points. Among NHL defensemen, he ranks tied for second in points and tied for first in assists. This is the fifth different occasion in his career that he has etched a five-game point streak. His career-long streak was 12 games from March 17-April 8, 2021 (3G-19A).
MIKA’S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers with nine goals and has recorded points in seven of his last eight games (5G-5A). Zibanejad’s point streak was tied for the third longest of his career. When Zibanejad records a point this season, the Rangers are 7-2-1 and 5-0-0 when he notches multiple points. Six of Zibanejad’s nine goals have come on the power play, his six PPGs rank tied for the second most in the NHL (McDavid – 7). Since joining the Rangers in 2016-17, Zibanejad has 75 goals on the man advantage, the fifth most in the league in that span.
THE CAPTAIN CLOSES IN ON 200 ASSISTS
Rangers captain Jacob Trouba is one assist away from his 200th career NHL assist. With one assist, Trouba would become the third defenseman from the 2012 NHL Draft class to reach the feat (Morgan Rielly – 315, Shayne Gostisbehere – 202).
SPECIAL TEAMS
- The Rangers have scored four power play goals in their last four games.
- On Saturday night, the Rangers went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, the second time this season they have had a perfect penalty kill while being shorthanded four or more times (Oct. 29 at DAL – 4 TS). New York has notched a perfect penalty kill in four of its last six games.
