After they were embarrassed by a 7-1 score in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, all eyes were on the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday afternoon. Would they show some intestinal fortitude and get back into the series, or would they fold and bow out of the playoffs after
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After posting a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round on Sunday, the Arizona Coyotes split Games 2 and 3 with the Preds on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, and are now just a single win away from advancing to the 16-team playoff field, and their
When the National Hockey League resumes play, the top 12 teams in each conference will skip straight to what is, in essence, the Stanley Cup playoffs. The No. 5 through No. 12 teams in the East and West will first play in a “qualifying round” to decide who will reach the final 16-team playoff field,
Let’s not sugarcoat things. The Arizona Coyotes had an absolute nightmare of a Western Canada road trip over the past few days – one which has put their playoff hopes in grave danger. After picking up a massive come-from-behind victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, the ‘Yotes followed that up with visits to the
The NHL’s goalies didn’t win the day on Wednesday, which featured four high-scoring games. But goalies are never short of headline-making moments, which we’ll cover in today’s Goalie News. Kuemper and Demko Duel The Arizona Coyotes and the Vancouver Canucks are fighting for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and on Wednesday, they
28 days have passed since the Arizona Coyotes lost starting goaltender and Pacific Division All-Star Darcy Kuemper to a lower-body injury in a Dec. 19 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The ‘Yotes have played 12 times since then, and, after recording a 20-13-4 record through the first 37 games, they’re just 6-5-1 in those 12
Andersson asks for a trade Darren Dreger: Forward Lias Andersson has asked the New York Rangers for a trade. Andersson is not with the Rangers. GM Jeff Gorton will survey the trade market for Andersson during the holiday roster freeze. Sportsnet: Chris Johnston confirms that Lias Andersson has asked for a trade but they won’t
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Connor McDavid scored the only goal of the shootout, and the Pacific Division-leading Edmonton Oilers beat the second-place Arizona Coyotes 4-3 Sunday night. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Mikko Koskinen stopped Vinnie Hinostroza on Arizona’s last shootout attempt and finished with 26 saves. The Oilers got even for an
Monday night was a rather light schedule in the National Hockey league with just two games on the docket. However, those contests did provide us with some great saves. Plus, we will take a look at some top-notch goaltending in Philadelphia and a shutout that proved something get better with age. Kuemper & Demko Provide
The Senators would like a forward Bruce Garrioch: (the Senators last night traded Jack Rodewald for the rights to Chris Wilkie) “The #Sens can always move a contract as part of any deal to get a forward so, yes, the deal last night offers flexibility with the club at 48 contracts but GM Pierre Dorion
WINNIPEG — Christian Dvorak scored a pair of goals as the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Jets 4-2 on Tuesday for a rare victory in Winnipeg. The Coyotes had lost 10 straight games in Winnipeg since the Jets franchise moved from Atlanta in 2011. Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists for Arizona (2-2-1) and
Welcome to THW’s goalie news, a daily article chronicling everything you need to know about goaltenders, from top saves to social media strangeness. Goalies are a unique breed of athletes, but we love them all the same. They are the masked men of the hockey world, and these are their stories. Today, we’ll take a
Do the Coyotes have two starting goaltenders? Matt Layman of Arizona Sports: Darcy Kuemper filled in for injured Antti Raanta this season getting in a career-high 55 games with a .925 save percentage. Do the Arizona Coyotes now have two starting goalies for next season? “There are organizations that’ll go a decade without having one
After suffering a brutal home loss to the 30th-place Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday evening in Glendale, the Arizona Coyotes are on the brink of elimination from playoff contention. They’ll need a miracle over the final two games in order to qualify for the postseason. We’ll get to the specifics later, but let’s take a