2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season

2017–18 Arizona Coyotes
Division	8th Pacific
Conference	15th Western
2017–18 record	29–41–12
Home record	16–21–4
Road record	13–20–8
Goals for	208
Goals against	256
Team information
General Manager	John Chayka
Coach	Rick Tocchet
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Oliver Ekman-Larsson Alex Goligoski Niklas Hjalmarsson Brad Richardson Derek Stepan
Arena	Gila River Arena
Average attendance	13,040
Team leaders
Goals	Clayton Keller (23)
Assists	Clayton Keller Derek Stepan (42)
Points	Clayton Keller (65)
Penalties in minutes	Max Domi (73)
Plus/minus	Trevor Murphy (+5)
Wins	Antti Raanta (21)
Goals against average	Antti Raanta (2.24)
<2016–17 2018–19>

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, 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.

Schedule and results

Preseason

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

2017 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 18	Los Angeles	–	Arizona	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions
2	September 20	Arizona	5–1	Anaheim		Domingue	13,447	1–0–0	Recap
3	September 22	Arizona	2–4	Calgary		Domingue	18,961	1–1–0	Recap
4	September 23	San Jose	5–4	Arizona	SO	Raanta	6,703	1–1–1	Recap
5	September 25	Anaheim	6–4	Arizona		–	–	1–2–1	Recap
6	September 28	Arizona	1–4	Los Angeles		Domingue	11,214	1–3–1	Recap
7	September 30	Arizona	4–0	San Jose		Domingue	16,761	2–3–1	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.

Regular season

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

2017–18 game log
October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Arizona 4–5 Anaheim Domingue 17,174 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 7 Vegas 2–1 Arizona OT Raanta 17,125 0–1–1 1 Recap 3 October 10 Arizona 2–5 Vegas Raanta 18,191 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 October 12 Detroit 4–2 Arizona Domingue 13,584 0–3–1 1 Recap 5 October 14 Boston 6–2 Arizona Domingue 14,810 0–4–1 1 Recap 6 October 17 Arizona 1–3 Dallas Hill 16,007 0–5–1 1 Recap 7 October 19 Dallas 5–4 Arizona Hill 11,225 0–6–1 1 Recap 8 October 21 Chicago 4–2 Arizona Domingue 13,777 0–7–1 1 Recap 9 October 24 Arizona 3–5 NY Islanders Domingue 9,795 0–8–1 1 Recap 10 October 26 Arizona 2–5 NY Rangers Hill 18,006 0–9–1 1 Recap 11 October 28 Arizona 3–4 New Jersey Domingue 15,132 0–10–1 1 Recap 12 October 30 Arizona 4–3 Philadelphia OT Wedgewood 18,731 1–10–1 3 Recap 13 October 31 Arizona 3–5 Detroit Wedgewood 19,515 1–11–1 3 Recap
November: 5–7–3 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 2 Buffalo 5–4 Arizona Raanta 11,477 1–12–1 3 Recap 15 November 4 Carolina 1–2 Arizona SO Raanta 12,019 2–12–1 5 Recap 16 November 6 Arizona 2–3 Washington OT Wedgewood 18,506 2–12–2 6 Recap 17 November 7 Arizona 1–3 Pittsburgh Raanta 18,498 2–13–2 6 Recap 18 November 9 Arizona 2–3 St. Louis SO Raanta 18,156 2–13–3 7 Recap 19 November 11 Winnipeg 4–1 Arizona Raanta 16,078 2–14–3 7 Recap 20 November 14 Arizona 1–4 Winnipeg Raanta 15,321 2–15–3 7 Recap 21 November 16 Arizona 5–4 Montreal Raanta 21,302 3–15–3 9 Recap 22 November 18 Arizona 3–2 Ottawa OT Raanta 16,471 4–15–3 11 Recap 23 November 20 Arizona 4–1 Toronto Raanta 19,196 5–15–3 13 Recap 24 November 22 San Jose 3–1 Arizona Wedgewood 11,214 5–16–3 13 Recap 25 November 24 Los Angeles 2–3 Arizona OT Wedgewood 12,285 6–16–3 15 Recap 26 November 25 Vegas 4–2 Arizona Wedgewood 13,226 6–17–3 15 Recap 27 November 28 Arizona 2–3 Edmonton OT Wedgewood 18,347 6–17–4 16 Recap 28 November 30 Arizona 0–3 Calgary Wedgewood 18,093 6–18–4 16 Recap
December: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 2 New Jersey 0–5 Arizona Wedgewood 14,338 7–18–4 18 Recap 30 December 3 Arizona 2–3 Vegas OT Wedgewood 17,519 7–18–5 19 Recap 31 December 7 Arizona 1–6 Boston Wedgewood 17,565 7–19–5 19 Recap 32 December 9 Arizona 0–1 Columbus Raanta 17,785 7–20–5 19 Recap 33 December 10 Arizona 1–3 Chicago Wedgewood 21,654 7–21–5 19 Recap 34 December 14 Tampa Bay 4–1 Arizona Raanta 11,591 7–22–5 19 Recap 35 December 16 Pittsburgh 4–2 Arizona Raanta 13,051 7–23–5 19 Recap 36 December 19 Florida 3–2 Arizona Raanta 10,203 7–24–5 19 Recap 37 December 22 Washington 2–3 Arizona OT Wedgewood 10,904 8–24–5 21 Recap 38 December 23 Colorado 6–2 Arizona Raanta 11,838 8–25–5 21 Recap 39 December 27 Arizona 3–1 Colorado Raanta 15,671 9–25–5 23 Recap 40 December 28 Toronto 7–4 Arizona Wedgewood 17,125 9–26–5 23 Recap 41 December 31 Arizona 2–5 Anaheim Raanta 17,174 9–27–5 23 Recap
January: 3–2–4 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 1–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 4 Nashville 2–3 Arizona OT Raanta 13,190 10–27–5 25 Recap 43 January 6 NY Rangers 2–1 Arizona SO Raanta 13,420 10–27–6 26 Recap 44 January 12 Edmonton 4–2 Arizona Raanta 14,077 10–28–6 26 Recap 45 January 13 Arizona 5–6 San Jose OT Wedgewood 17,562 10–28–7 27 Recap 46 January 16 San Jose 3–2 Arizona SO Raanta 11,961 10–28–8 28 Recap 47 January 18 Arizona 2–3 Nashville SO Raanta 17,138 10–28–9 29 Recap 48 January 20 Arizona 5–2 St. Louis Raanta 19,235 11–28–9 31 Recap 49 January 22 NY Islanders 2–3 Arizona OT Raanta 11,707 12–28–9 33 Recap 50 January 25 Columbus 2–1 Arizona Raanta 12,281 12–29–9 33 Recap
February: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Dallas 4–1 Arizona Wedgewood 10,998 12–30–9 33 Recap 52 February 3 Arizona 0–6 Los Angeles Wedgewood 18,230 12–31–9 33 Recap 53 February 6 Arizona 3–4 Winnipeg Raanta 15,321 12–32–9 33 Recap 54 February 8 Arizona 4–3 Minnesota OT Raanta 18,816 13–32–9 35 Recap 55 February 10 Philadelphia 4–3 Arizona SO Raanta 13,004 13–32–10 36 Recap 56 February 12 Chicago 1–6 Arizona Raanta 14,357 14–32–10 38 Recap 57 February 13 Arizona 2–1 San Jose Wedgewood 17,125 15–32–10 40 Recap 58 February 15 Montreal 2–5 Arizona Raanta 11,489 16–32–10 42 Recap 59 February 17 Edmonton 0–1 Arizona Raanta 16,304 17–32–10 44 Recap 60 February 22 Calgary 5–2 Arizona Raanta 11,904 17–33–10 44 Recap 61 February 24 Anaheim 0–2 Arizona Raanta 11,959 18–33–10 46 Recap 62 February 25 Vancouver 3–1 Arizona Kuemper 10,935 18–34–10 46 Recap
March: 10–6–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Minnesota 3–5 Arizona Raanta 10,904 19–34–10 48 Recap 64 March 3 Ottawa 1–2 Arizona Raanta 10,955 20–34–10 50 Recap 65 March 5 Arizona 3–4 Edmonton OT Kuemper 18,347 20–34–11 51 Recap 66 March 7 Arizona 2–1 Vancouver Kuemper 17,742 21–34–11 53 Recap 67 March 10 Arizona 2–5 Colorado Kuemper 17,127 21–35–11 53 Recap 68 March 11 Vancouver 0–1 Arizona Kuemper 11,697 22–35–11 55 Recap 69 March 13 Los Angeles 3–4 Arizona SO Hill 11,346 23–35–11 57 Recap 70 March 15 Nashville 3–2 Arizona Kuemper 14,527 23–36–11 57 Recap 71 March 17 Minnesota 3–1 Arizona Raanta 13,735 23–37–11 57 Recap 72 March 19 Calgary 2–5 Arizona Raanta 13,288 24–37–11 59 Recap 73 March 21 Arizona 4–1 Buffalo Raanta 17,029 25–37–11 61 Recap 74 March 22 Arizona 5–6 Carolina Kuemper 10,535 25–38–11 61 Recap 75 March 24 Arizona 2–4 Florida Kuemper 14,905 25–39–11 61 Recap 76 March 26 Arizona 4–1 Tampa Bay Raanta 19,092 26–39–11 63 Recap 77 March 28 Arizona 3–2 Vegas Raanta 18,121 27–39–11 65 Recap 78 March 29 Arizona 2–4 Los Angeles Kuemper 18,230 27–40–11 65 Recap 79 March 31 St. Louis 0–6 Arizona Raanta 17,380 28–40–11 67 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Arizona 4–1 Calgary Raanta 18,677 29–40–11 69 Recap 81 April 5 Arizona 3–4 Vancouver OT Kuemper 18,865 29–40–12 70 Recap 82 April 7 Anaheim 3–0 Arizona Raanta 17,382 29–41–12 70 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Clayton Keller	82	23	42	65	−7	24
Derek Stepan	82	14	42	56	−7	26
Max Domi	82	9	36	45	−7	73
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	82	14	28	42	−28	44
Christian Dvorak	78	15	22	37	−19	22
Alex Goligoski	78	12	23	35	−31	26
Christian Fischer	79	15	18	33	−17	14
Brendan Perlini	74	17	13	30	−2	28
Kevin Connauton	73	11	10	21	3	20
Jason Demers	69	6	14	20	−4	37
Nick Cousins	71	12	7	19	−7	31
Richard Panik†	35	8	11	19	4	12
Tobias Rieder‡	58	8	11	19	−11	6
Anthony Duclair‡	33	9	6	15	−5	10
Jordan Martinook	81	6	9	15	−24	45
Brad Richardson	76	3	12	15	−24	45
Jakob Chychrun	50	4	10	14	2	16
Josh Archibald†	39	5	6	11	−2	25
Dylan Strome	21	4	5	9	4	8
Niklas Hjalmarsson	48	1	8	9	−3	18
Zac Rinaldo	53	5	2	7	−7	44
Luke Schenn	64	1	6	7	−12	35
Mario Kempe	18	2	2	4	−1	4
Trevor Murphy	8	1	2	3	5	0
Adam Clendening‡	5	0	2	2	−1	2
Lawson Crouse	11	1	0	1	−6	7
Joel Hanley	5	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Capobianco	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Laurent Dauphin	2	0	0	0	−1	2
Freddie Hamilton†	8	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Merkley	1	0	0	0	0	2
Dakota Mermis	9	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

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
July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)	To New York Rangers Anthony DeAngelo 1st-round pick in 2017	To Arizona Coyotes Derek Stepan Antti Raanta
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)	To New Jersey Devils CGY's 5th-round pick in 2018	To Arizona Coyotes Scott Wedgewood
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Louis Domingue	To Arizona Coyotes Michael Leighton Tye McGinn
December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14)	To New Jersey Devils Michael Latta	To Arizona Coyotes Ryan Kujawinski
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
January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)	To Chicago Blackhawks Adam Clendening Anthony Duclair	To Arizona Coyotes Laurent Dauphin Richard Panik
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations	To Arizona Coyotes John Ramage
February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)	To Los Angeles Kings Tobias Rieder Scott Wedgewood	To Arizona Coyotes Darcy Kuemper
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Kujawinski	To Arizona Coyotes Jordan Maletta
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Nashville Predators Tyler Gaudet John Ramage	To Arizona Coyotes Pierre-Cedric Labrie Trevor Murphy
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
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	To Buffalo Sabres Rights to Brandon Hickey Rights to Mike Sislo	To Arizona Coyotes Hudson Fasching
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	To San Jose Sharks Kyle Wood	To Arizona Coyotes Adam Helewka
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)	To Montreal Canadiens Max Domi	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Galchenyuk

Notes:

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

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Adam Clendening	New York Rangers	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Zac Rinaldo	Boston Bruins	1-year, $700,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Mike Sislo	Colorado Avalanche	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Joel Hanley	Montreal Canadiens	1-year, $725,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Andrew Campbell	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year, $1.3 million
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)	Michael Latta	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year, $650,000
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)	Emerson Etem	Anaheim Ducks	1-year, $850,000
February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)	Brayden Burke	Moose Jaw Warriors	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)	Jordan Gross	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-year, $3.55 million entry-level contract
May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)	David Ullstrom	HV71	1-year, $650,000
May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)	Ilya Lyubushkin	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	1-year, $1.35 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Chad Johnson	Buffalo Sabres	1-year, $2.5 million contract
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Josh Jooris	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year, $750,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Grayson Downing	Edmonton Oilers	1-year
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Radim Vrbata	Florida Panthers	1-year, $2.5 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Peter Holland	Montreal Canadiens	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jarred Tinordi	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jamie McBain	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Chris Mueller	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Alexander Burmistrov	Vancouver Canucks	1-year, $900,000
August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)	Jeremy Morin	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk	1-year
August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)	Mitch Moroz	Idaho Steelheads	1-year
September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	Joe Whitney	Hartford Wolf Pack	1-year
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)	Branden Troock	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Unknown
September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)	Garret Ross	Rochester Americans	1-year
October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)	Zbynek Michalek	Sparta Praha	Unknown

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
Freddie Hamilton	Calgary Flames	January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08)

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref
January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02)	Emerson Etem	Contract termination

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)	Shane Doan

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
July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)	Tyler Gaudet*	1-year, $650,000
July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)	Jordan Martinook	2-year, $3.6 million
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	Marek Langhamer*	1-year, $660,000
September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)	Anthony Duclair	1-year, $1.2 million
December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract
February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)	Darcy Kuemper	2-year, $3.7 million contract extension
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)	Tyler Steenbergen	3-year, $2.625 million contract extension
March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)	Merrick Madsen	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)	Antti Raanta	3-year, $12.75 million contract extension
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)	Mario Kempe*	1-year, $700,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Arizona Coyotes 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

References