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Not much was expected of the Arizona Coyotes this season, but starting 0-9-1 is bad by any standard. Even compared to the abysmally terrible 2019-20 Red Wings, that’s dreadful. Detroit finished with a 17-49-5 record in that campaign, but they were a closer to respectable 3-7-0 through their first 10 games. That said, this isn’t uncharted territory for the Coyotes.
They went 0-10-1 to start a campaign as recently as 2017-18, not that that’s a flattering comparison given that they fell well out of a playoff position that season with a 29-41-12 record.
Arizona’s biggest problem has been a near complete lack of offense. On Tuesday they were shutout for the third time this season and they’ve been held to just one goal another four times. They’re averaging just 1.30 goals per game, which if they somehow stayed at that level for the entire season would make the 2021-22 Coyotes by far the worst offensive team of the salary cap era. The present holder of that title is the 2013-14 Buffalo Sabres, which averaged 1.83 goals per game.
The silver lining in all of this is that the Coyotes are setting up for the future. Not only do they control their own first round pick – which will be a good one at this rate – but the Colorado Avalanche’s as well. They hold a 2022 first round pick from Montreal too, but that’s conditional with a top-10 protection, meaning that the Coyotes could end up with a 2023 first-round selection out of Montreal instead.
On top of that the Coyotes have five second-round picks in 2022, so in summary the Coyotes control 10 first and second round picks over the next two drafts.
Help is on the way, but in the meantime the Coyotes will try to find a way to be at least passable. The first step would be to end this losing streak and the next opportunity will come against Anaheim on Friday.
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TORONTO 4 VEGAS 0
Jack Campbell stopped 26 Golden Knights shots to earn the shutout. He improved to 4-2-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .929 save percentage in eight games.
Shea Theodore had three shots on Campbell, but didn’t have anything to show for it. He has two goals on 24 shots, which gives him a roughly 8.3% success rate.
Mitchell Marner scored the game-winning goal and registered two assists. That gives him two goals and six points in 10 contests.
Two of the Maple Leafs’ four goals were scored by Auston Matthews. He’s up to three goals and four points in seven games.
Robin Lehner turned aside 29 of 33 shots last night. He surrendered at least one goal in every period.
MONTREAL 3 DETROIT 0
Jake Allen earned the shutout by turning aside 22 shots. It was his second perfect game over the span of three contests.
Moritz Seider launched a team-high six shots on Allen. He hasn’t scored his first NHL goal yet, but he does have eight assists in 10 games.
Nick Suzuki scored the game-winning goal and registered two assists. He has a goal and eight points in 11 contests.
Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens. That gives him two goals and four points in 10 games.
Alex Nedeljkovic saved 38 of 40 Canadiens shots. Both of those goals were allowed in the first period. Montreal outshot 24-10 the rest of the way, not including the empty net goal, but Nedeljkovic managed to at least keep Detroit in the game.
PHILADELPHIA 3 ARIZONA 0
Carter Hart stopped 29 shots to earn his first shutout of the season and the third of his career. He’s 3-2-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .928 save percentage in six contests.
Meanwhile, Karel Vejmelka saved 31 of 33 Flyers shots. The 25-year-old rookie has done well in net, but through six starts and eight games he still doesn’t have a win, largely due to the Coyotes’ play in front of him. In fact, this is his third straight loss where he allowed two or fewer goals.
Phil Kessel had four shots on goal, but he couldn’t help the Coyotes. He still has just one goal in 10 games.
Sean Couturier scored the game-winning goal and registered an assist. He’s up to four goals and 11 points in eight contests.
Claude Giroux also had a goal and an assist for the Flyers. That gives him five goals and 10 points in eight games.
MINNESOTA 5 OTTAWA 4 (OT)
Kirill Kaprizov scored the overtime winner and registered an assist. The sophomore forward has a goal and eight points in nine contests.
Marcus Foligno contributed two goals for the Wild. He has four goals and eight points in nine games.
Ottawa got a goal and an assist from Drake Batherson. That gives him five goals and 10 points in nine contests.
Filip Gustavsson turned aside 38 of 43 Senators shots. He dropped to 2-1-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .916 save percentage in four contests.
At the other end of the ice, Cam Talbot saved 24 of 28 shots. He’s 6-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .905 save percentage in eight games.
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WINNIPEG 4 DALLAS 3 (SO)
Tyler Seguin contributed a goal and an assist for Dallas. He has three goals and five points in nine contests.
Paul Stastny found the back of the net for the Jets. It was his third goal and seventh point in nine games.
Winnipeg’s Pierre-Luc Dubois scored a power-play goal. It was his seventh goal and 11th point in nine contests.
Eric Comrie saved 24 of 27 shots prior to the shootout. He allowed a goal in three shootout rounds, which was good enough to pick up the extra point.
Braden Holtby stopped 32 of 35 shots before the skills competition. He was beaten twice in three shootout rounds, putting his record at 2-3-1.
NASHVILLE 3 CALGARY 2 (OT)
Matt Duchene scored the overtime winner and registered an assist. He’s up to three goals and seven points in nine games.
Two of Nashville’s three goals were assisted on by Mikael Granlund. He has two goals and eight points in nine contests.
Juuse Saros stopped 38 of 40 Flames shots. He’s allowed just five goals over his last three starts.
Oliver Kylington found the back of the net for Calgary. It was his first goal and fifth point in eight games.
Jacob Markstrom saved 19 of 22 shots last night. That brought his four-game winning streak to an end. Over the close of his four-game win streak, he earned three shutouts and surrendered only one goal in the other contest.
VANCOUVER 3 NY RANGERS 2 (OT)
Artemi Panarin contributed a goal and an assist for the Rangers. He’s up to two goals and 10 points in 10 games.
The Rangers fell short though and that was in large part thanks to J.T. Miller scoring a pair of goals, including the overtime winner. The Canucks forward has three goals and 11 points in 10 games.
Vasily Podkolzin accounted for Vancouver’s other goal. It was his second goal and point in eight contests.
Thatcher Demko saved 23 of 25 Rangers shots. He improved to 4-3-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .922 save percentage in eight contests.
At the other end of the ice, Igor Shesterkin turned aside 33 of 36 shots. He’s 5-1-2 with a 1.85 GAA and .943 save percentage in eight starts.
ANAHEIM 4 NEW JERSEY 0
John Gibson stopped all 28 Devils shots to pick up the shutout. He has a 4-2-2 record, 2.57 GAA, and .917 save percentage in eight starts.
Ryan Getzlaf scored the first and therefore game-winning goal and registered two assists. He’s up to a goal and 10 points in 11 contests.
Troy Terry netted two goals for the Ducks. That gives him seven goals and 12 points in 10 games.
Jonathan Bernier turned aside 23 of 27 shots on Tuesday. He dropped to 3-1-0 with a 2.74 GAA and .907 save percentage in four starts.
Nico Hischier had a team-high four shots for New Jersey. He was also minus-two though and has just three points in eight contests.
SAN JOSE 5 BUFFALO 3
Jeff Skinner scored a pair of goals for the Sabres. He’s up to three goals and five points in nine games.
San Jose’s Tomas Hertl outdid him though, scoring two goals, including the game winner, and registering an assist. That gives Hertl five goals and seven points in nine contests.
Mario Ferraro scored a goal and registered an assist. The Sharks defenseman has a goal and three points in nine games.
James Reimer kicked out 25 of 28 Sabres shots. He has a 3-1-0 record, 1.54 GAA, and .950 save percentage in five contests.
At the other end of the ice, Craig Anderson saved 22 of 27 shots. He dropped to 4-2-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .921 save percentage in six contests.
