2022–23 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2022–23 Arizona Coyotes season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 27th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 51st overall season, including the World Hockey Association years. It was their first season playing their home games at Mullett Arena, which held the distinction of being the smallest venue in the National Hockey League in the modern 21st century based on seating capacity, accommodating just 4,600 spectators at maximum capacity. This was also the last season where Coyotes games aired on Bally Sports Arizona after previously partnering with the network since the franchise's move to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996; following this season, the Coyotes moved their airing rights to Scripps Sports to air games both in Arizona and Utah, while Bally Sports ultimately shut down for good on October 21, 2023, after losing airing rights to the Coyotes months after already failing to secure airing rights to the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks earlier in the year. The Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention on March 24, 2023, after a loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Standings Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The team's preseason schedule was released on June 30, 2022. 2022 preseason game log: 0–6–1 (home: 0–2–0; road: 0–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 24 St. Louis 5–4 Arizona Prosvetov 8,475 0–1–0 2 September 25 Anaheim 3–2 Arizona Thornton 4,780 0–2–0 3 September 27 Arizona 3–4 Dallas OT Gillies 17,096 0–2–1 4 September 28 Arizona 1–3 Anaheim Tendeck 17,174 0–3–1 5 October 4 Arizona 3–4 Vegas Johansson 17,127 0–4–1 6 October 7 Arizona 0–4 Vancouver Gillies 18,910 0–5–1 7 October 8 Arizona 1–5 Vegas Vejmelka 5,240 0–6–1 Notes: Game will be played at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Game will be played at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona. Game will be played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Game will be played at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022. 2022–23 game logOctober: 2–5–1 (home: 0–1–1; road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Arizona 2–6 Pittsburgh Vejmelka 18,187 0–1–0 0 2 October 15 Arizona 3–6 Boston Vejmelka 17,850 0–2–0 0 3 October 17 Arizona 4–2 Toronto Vejmelka 18,819 1–2–0 2 4 October 20 Arizona 2–6 Montreal Ingram 20,691 1–3–0 2 5 October 22 Arizona 2–6 Ottawa Vejmelka 15,107 1–4–0 2 6 October 25 Arizona 6–3 Columbus Ingram 18,144 2–4–0 4 7 October 28 Winnipeg 3–2 Arizona OT Vejmelka 4,600 2–4–1 5 8 October 30 NY Rangers 3–2 Arizona Ingram 4,600 2–5–1 5 November: 5–5–2 (home: 1–1–0; road: 4–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Florida 1–3 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 3–5–1 7 10 November 3 Dallas 7–2 Arizona Ingram 4,600 3–6–1 7 11 November 5 Arizona 3–2 Washington Vejmelka 18,573 4–6–1 9 12 November 8 Arizona 4–1 Buffalo Vejmelka 10,296 5–6–1 11 13 November 10 Arizona 2–0 NY Islanders Vejmelka 17,255 6–6–1 13 14 November 12 Arizona 2–4 New Jersey Vejmelka 16,514 6–7–1 13 15 November 13 Arizona 1–4 NY Rangers Ingram 18,006 6–8–1 13 16 November 17 Arizona 1–4 Vegas Vejmelka 17,708 6–9–1 13 17 November 21 Arizona 3–4 Nashville SO Ingram 17,159 6–9–2 14 18 November 23 Arizona 4–0 Carolina Vejmelka 18,775 7–9–2 16 19 November 25 Arizona 3–4 Detroit SO Vejmelka 19,515 7–9–3 17 20 November 27 Arizona 3–4 Minnesota Ingram 17,745 7–10–3 17 December: 6–7–2 (home: 6–2–1; road: 0–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 21 December 1 Arizona 3–5 Los Angeles Vejmelka 13,764 7–11–3 17 22 December 3 Arizona 2–3 Vancouver OT Vejmelka 18,516 7–11–4 18 23 December 5 Arizona 2–3 Calgary Vejmelka 16,899 7–12–4 18 24 December 7 Arizona 2–8 Edmonton Ingram 16,633 7–13–4 18 25 December 9 Boston 3–4 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 8–13–4 20 26 December 11 Philadelphia 4–5 Arizona OT Vejmelka 4,600 9–13–4 22 27 December 13 Arizona 2–3 San Jose Vejmelka 10,462 9–14–4 22 28 December 16 NY Islanders 4–5 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 10–14–4 24 29 December 17 Buffalo 5–2 Arizona Ingram 4,600 10–15–4 24 30 December 19 Montreal 3–2 Arizona OT Vejmelka 4,600 10–15–5 25 31 December 21 Arizona 2–5 Vegas Vejmelka 17,711 10–16–5 25 32 December 23 Los Angeles 1–2 Arizona SO Vejmelka 4,600 11–16–5 27 33 December 27 Colorado 3–6 Arizona Ingram 4,600 12–16–5 29 34 December 29 Toronto 3–5 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 13–16–5 31 35 December 31 Arizona 3–5 Tampa Bay Vejmelka 19,092 13–17–5 31 January: 3–11–1 (home: 3–5–0; road: 0–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 3 Arizona 3–5 Florida Vejmelka 19,484 13–18–5 31 37 January 5 Arizona 2–6 Philadelphia Vejmelka 17,572 13–19–5 31 38 January 6 Arizona 0–2 Chicago Ingram 19,359 13–20–5 31 39 January 8 Pittsburgh 4–1 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 13–21–5 31 40 January 10 San Jose 4–2 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 13–22–5 31 41 January 12 Ottawa 5–3 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 13–23–5 31 42 January 14 Arizona 1–2 Minnesota Ingram 19,299 13–24–5 31 43 January 15 Arizona 1–2 Winnipeg Vejmelka 13,949 13–25–5 31 44 January 17 Detroit 3–4 Arizona SO Ingram 4,600 14–25–5 33 45 January 19 Washington 4–0 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 14–26–5 33 46 January 21 Arizona 0–4 Dallas Ingram 18,532 14–27–5 33 47 January 22 Vegas 1–4 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 15–27–5 35 48 January 24 Anaheim 5–2 Arizona Ingram 4,600 15–28–5 35 49 January 26 St. Louis 0–5 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 16–28–5 37 50 January 28 Arizona 1–2 Anaheim OT Ingram 16,126 16–28–6 38 February: 5–2–3 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–0–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 6 Minnesota 2–3 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 17–28–6 40 52 February 10 Arizona 3–4 Chicago OT Ingram 19,007 17–28–7 41 53 February 11 Arizona 5–6 St. Louis OT Vejmelka 18,096 17–28–8 42 54 February 13 Arizona 4–2 Nashville Vejmelka 17,159 18–28–8 44 55 February 15 Tampa Bay 0–1 Arizona SO Ingram 4,600 19–28–8 46 56 February 18 Arizona 5–6 Los Angeles SO Ingram 18,230 19–28–9 47 57 February 19 Columbus 2–3 Arizona OT Ingram 4,600 20–28–9 49 58 February 22 Calgary 6–3 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 20–29–9 49 59 February 26 Nashville 6–2 Arizona Ingram 4,600 20–30–9 49 60 February 28 Chicago 1–4 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 21–30–9 51 March: 6–6–4 (home: 6–3–2; road: 0–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 Arizona 2–4 Dallas Ingram 18,045 21–31–9 51 62 March 3 Carolina 6–1 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 21–32–9 51 63 March 5 New Jersey 5–4 Arizona OT Ingram 4,600 21–32–10 52 64 March 7 St. Louis 2–6 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 22–32–10 54 65 March 9 Nashville 1–4 Arizona Prosvetov 4,600 23–32–10 56 66 March 11 Arizona 2–3 Colorado OT Ingram 18,124 23–32–11 57 67 March 12 Minnesota 4–5 Arizona OT Vejmelka 4,600 24–32–11 59 68 March 14 Calgary 3–4 Arizona OT Ingram 4,600 25–32–11 61 69 March 16 Vancouver 2–3 Arizona Prosvetov 4,600 26–32–11 63 70 March 18 Chicago 2–4 Arizona Prosvetov 4,600 27–32–11 65 71 March 21 Arizona 1–2 Winnipeg Vejmelka 13,216 27–33–11 65 72 March 22 Arizona 3–4 Edmonton OT Ingram 18,225 27–33–12 66 73 March 24 Arizona 1–3 Colorado Vejmelka 18,136 27–34–12 66 74 March 26 Colorado 4–3 Arizona SO Ingram 4,600 27–34–13 67 75 March 27 Edmonton 5–4 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 27–35–13 67 76 March 31 Dallas 5–2 Arizona Vejmelka 4,600 27–36–13 67 April: 1–4–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 San Jose 7–2 Arizona Prosvetov 4,600 27–37–13 67 78 April 3 Arizona 1–8 Seattle Prosvetov 17,151 27–38–13 67 79 April 6 Arizona 2–4 Seattle Vejmelka 17,151 27–39–13 67 80 April 8 Anaheim 4–5 Arizona OT Prosvetov 4,600 28–39–13 69 81 April 10 Seattle 4–1 Arizona Prosvetov 4,600 28–40–13 69 82 April 13 Vancouver 5–4 Arizona OT Vejmelka 4,600 28–40–14 70 Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters Regular season Player 82 37 49 86 −2 49 63 22 36 58 +4 20 64 11 38 49 0 18 77 24 21 45 −3 35 82 19 24 43 −5 42 82 15 19 34 −32 26 78 4 30 34 −10 59 ‡ 52 10 21 31 −6 28 82 7 24 31 −12 35 ‡ 36 7 21 28 +8 22 80 13 14 27 −7 20 82 12 14 26 −8 64 ‡ 59 13 10 23 +7 26 ‡ 58 9 12 21 −15 43 33 6 9 15 −7 10 56 3 8 11 −5 114 30 0 9 9 −3 24 68 4 3 7 −18 87 ‡ 61 0 7 7 −3 29 † 16 2 3 5 −2 2 75 0 5 5 −7 30 † 20 1 3 4 +2 39 9 2 1 3 +3 2 9 0 3 3 −1 6 51 2 0 2 −18 50 14 1 0 1 −5 23 21 1 0 1 −4 10 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 ‡ 2 0 0 0 −2 0 5 0 0 0 −2 5 4 0 0 0 −2 0 ‡ 15 0 0 0 −8 8 4 0 0 0 −1 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 50 49 2,940:50 18 24 6 168 3.43 1,670 .900 3 0 0 2 27 26 1,586:40 6 13 8 89 3.37 960 .907 1 0 0 2 7 7 422:02 4 3 0 28 3.98 234 .880 0 0 0 0

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

Transactions The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Edmonton OilersCOL 1st-round pick in 2022 To Arizona CoyotesZack Kassian1st-round pick in 20222nd-round pick in 20253rd-round pick in 2024 To San Jose SharksCAR 1st-round pick in 20222nd-round pick in 2022NYI 2nd-round pick in 2022 To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2022 To Chicago BlackhawksDAL 3rd-round pick in 2023 To Arizona CoyotesEDM 3rd-round pick in 2022 To San Jose SharksVAN 7th-round pick in 2023 To Arizona Coyotes7th-round pick in 2022 To New York RangersTy Emberson To Arizona CoyotesPatrik Nemeth2nd-round pick in 2025Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2024 To Toronto Maple LeafsConor Timmins To Arizona CoyotesCurtis Douglas To Vegas Golden KnightsDysin Mayo To Arizona CoyotesShea Weber5th-round pick in 2023 To Chicago BlackhawksVili SaarijarviAndy WelinskiConditional 2nd-round pick in 20234th-round pick in 2025 To Arizona CoyotesConditional 3rd-round pick in 2025 To New York RangersPatrick KaneCooper Zech To Carolina HurricanesShayne Gostisbehere To Arizona Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2026 To Ottawa SenatorsJakob Chychrun To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2023WSH 2nd-round in 20242nd-round pick in 2026 To Columbus Blue JacketsJon Gillies To Arizona CoyotesJakub Voracek6th-round pick in 2023 To Edmonton OilersNick BjugstadCam Dineen To Arizona CoyotesMichael Kesselring3rd-round pick in 2023 To Calgary FlamesNick RitchieTroy Stecher To Arizona CoyotesConnor MackeyBrett Ritchie To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations To Arizona CoyotesSteven Kampfer To Los Angeles KingsMTL 2nd-round pick in 2024 To Arizona CoyotesSean Durzi Notes: Arizona will either receive a 3rd-round pick in 2024 or a 2nd-round pick in 2026 at their own choosing. Arizona retains 50% of Bjugstad's salary.

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Nick Bjugstad Minnesota Wild 1-year Free agency Josh Brown Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency Laurent Dauphin Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency Jon Gillies New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency Troy Stecher Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency Jean-Sebastien Dea Montreal Canadiens 2-year Free agency Lukas Klok Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) 1-year Free agency Jonas Johansson Colorado Avalanche Waivers Juuso Valimaki Calgary Flames Waivers Connor Ingram Nashville Predators Waivers Patrik Koch HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH) 1-year Free agency

Players lost