2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season

2017–18 Arizona Coyotes
Division8th Pacific
Conference15th Western
2017–18 record29–41–12
Home record16–21–4
Road record13–20–8
Goals for208
Goals against256
Team information
General managerJohn Chayka
CoachRick Tocchet
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsOliver Ekman-Larsson
Alex Goligoski
Niklas Hjalmarsson
Brad Richardson
Derek Stepan
ArenaGila River Arena
Average attendance13,040[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsClayton Keller (23)
AssistsClayton Keller
Derek Stepan (42)
PointsClayton Keller (65)
Penalty minutesMax Domi (73)
Plus/minusTrevor Murphy (+5)
WinsAntti Raanta (21)
Goals against averageAntti Raanta (2.24)

The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[2] and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

Off-season

On June 22, 2017, the Coyotes announced they have mutually parted ways with head coach Dave Tippett. He was named the team's 17th head coach on September 24, 2009. During his tenure, the team went 282–257–83, and made the postseason three times, but only won two series.[3]

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 24 7 47 272 228 +44 109
2 x – Anaheim Ducks 82 44 25 13 40 235 216 +19 101
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 45 27 10 40 252 229 +23 100
4 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
5 Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
8 Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 41 257 237 +20 95
3 CE St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 41 226 222 +4 94
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 42 32 8 38 235 225 +10 92
5 PA Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 32 229 256 −27 76
8 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
9 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.[5]

Regular season

The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[7]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final[8]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Antti Raanta 47 46 2,599:07 21 17 6 97 2.24 1388 .930 3 0 0 0
Scott Wedgewood 20 17 1,096:30 5 9 4 63 3.45 587 .893 1 0 0 2
Darcy Kuemper 10 10 596:40 2 6 2 32 3.22 317 .899 1 0 0 0
Adin Hill 4 4 240:45 1 3 0 14 3.49 129 .891 0 0 0 0
Louis Domingue 7 5 387:45 0 6 0 28 4.33 194 .856 0 0 0 0
Marek Langhamer 1 0 28:53 0 0 0 0 0.00 10 1.000 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23) To Chicago Blackhawks
Laurent Dauphin
Connor Murphy
To Arizona Coyotes
Niklas Hjalmarsson
[11]
July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23) To New York Rangers
Tony DeAngelo
1st-round pick in 2017
To Arizona Coyotes
Derek Stepan
Antti Raanta
[12]
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) To New Jersey Devils
CGY's 5th-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Scott Wedgewood
[13]
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Louis Domingue
To Arizona Coyotes
Michael Leighton
Tye McGinn
[14]
December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14) To New Jersey Devils
Michael Latta
To Arizona Coyotes
Ryan Kujawinski
[15]
December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Michael Leighton
4th-round pick in 2019
To Arizona Coyotes
Josh Archibald
Sean Maguire
6th-round pick in 2019
[16]
January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Clendening
Anthony Duclair
To Arizona Coyotes
Laurent Dauphin
Richard Panik
[17]
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Future considerations
To Arizona Coyotes
John Ramage
[18]
February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) To Los Angeles Kings
Tobias Rieder[Note 1]
Scott Wedgewood
To Arizona Coyotes
Darcy Kuemper
[19]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Kujawinski
To Arizona Coyotes
Jordan Maletta
[20]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Nashville Predators
Tyler Gaudet
John Ramage
To Arizona Coyotes
Pierre-Cedric Labrie
Trevor Murphy
[21]
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) To Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Martinook
3rd-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Marcus Kruger
4th-round pick in 2018
[22]
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) To Buffalo Sabres
Rights to Brandon Hickey
Rights to Mike Sislo
To Arizona Coyotes
Hudson Fasching
[23]
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) To San Jose Sharks
Kyle Wood
To Arizona Coyotes
Adam Helewka
[24]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) To Montreal Canadiens
Max Domi
To Arizona Coyotes
Alex Galchenyuk
[25]

Notes:

  • Note 1 Arizona to retain 15% of salary as part of trade.

Player signings

The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Nick Cousins 2-year, $2 million [52]
July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21) Tyler Gaudet* 1-year, $650,000 [53]
July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22) Jordan Martinook 2-year, $3.6 million [54]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) Marek Langhamer* 1-year, $660,000 [55]
September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03) Anthony Duclair 1-year, $1.2 million [56]
December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) Pierre-Olivier Joseph 3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract [57]
February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) Darcy Kuemper 2-year, $3.7 million contract extension [58]
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) Tyler Steenbergen 3-year, $2.625 million contract extension [59]
March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) Merrick Madsen 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [60]
April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) Antti Raanta 3-year, $12.75 million contract extension [61]
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) Mario Kempe* 1-year, $700,000 contract extension [62]

Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 231 Pierre-Olivier Joseph D  Canada Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
2 442 Filip Westerlund D  Sweden Frölunda HC (SHL)
3 693 MacKenzie Entwistle C  Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
3 754 Nathan Schnarr C  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 825 Cameron Crotty D  Canada Brockville Braves (CCHL)
4 1086 Noel Hoefenmayer D  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
5 1267 Michael Karow D  United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 128 Tyler Steenbergen C  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 190 Erik Walli Walterholm RW  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (J18 Allsvenskan)

Notes:

  1. The Minnesota Wild's first-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 second-round pick in 2018, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[63]
  2. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (75th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.[64]
  3. The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Maxim Letunov and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[65]
  4. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 (44th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.[64]
  5. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017 that sent Michael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[66]
  6. The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second and third-round picks both in 2017 (44th and 75th overall) and this pick.[64]
  7. The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2017 (78th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for St. Louis' third-round pick in 2017 (82nd overall) and this pick.

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