Posts About "Pacific Division"
Coyotes Weekly: Bad Losses Beginning to Add Up
February 27th, 2020 There are just 16 games remaining in the 2019-20 regular season for the Arizona Coyotes, and the team finds themselves in a perilous position when it comes to ending a seven-year postseason appearance drought and qualifying for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The 'Yotes have won just five times over the last 43 days, and are 5-9-3 in...
Coyotes Weekly: Gearing Up for the Trade Deadline
February 20th, 2020 The 2019-20 NHL trade deadline is right around the corner, and, with the Arizona Coyotes' playoff hopes being very much up in the air at the current point in time, general manager John Chayka may be considering adding to his roster this year after a relatively quiet deadline in 2019. Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka has...
Coyotes Staying Alive in Tight Western Conference Playoff Race
February 13th, 2020 The last few weeks haven't been pretty, but the Arizona Coyotes are still hanging around in the Western Conference playoff race. At the conclusion of play on Wednesday night, the Coyotes found themselves occupying the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, with a perilous one-point lead over the ninth-place Winnipeg Jets,...
Coyotes Weekly: Garland Sustains Solid Sophomore Season
February 6th, 2020 Outside of midseason acquisition Taylor Hall, very few Arizona Coyotes forwards have been consistent point producers in 2019-20. The Coyotes have struggled all season to score goals - they're ranked at 22nd in the league with 2.73 goals per game entering play on Thursday - and the lack of consistent goal production has hurt the team...
Coyotes Weekly: Starting the Second Half With a Thud
January 30th, 2020 The Arizona Coyotes, owing to a 5-8-1 skid over the past five or so weeks, and a 1-5-1 mark in their last seven contests, are dropping like a lead balloon in the Western Conference standings. The Coyotes have dropped from first to fifth in the division seemingly in the blink of an eye, and, with Darcy Kuemper still on the shelf with...
Logjam at Top of Pacific Makes for Intense Playoff Push
January 28th, 2020 ST. LOUIS — The Pacific Division is proving to be the wild, wild west of the NHL this season. Vancouver beat defending champion St. Louis on Monday night to move to 60 points in 50 games. Edmonton (57 points in 49 games), Calgary (57 points in 50 games), Arizona (57 points in 51 games) and Vegas (57 points in 52 games) all follow...
Canucks, Oilers, Flames Primed for Mad Dash in Pacific Division
January 26th, 2020 Matthew Tkachuk doesn't need to be reminded of the Pacific Division's razor-thin margins. And if he did, the Calgary Flames winger wouldn't have to go far. "There's standings posted in our locker room, there's (stat) sheets out," Tkachuk said. "It's hard to miss it even if you're not trying to look for...
Coyotes Weekly: Limping Into the All-Star Break
January 24th, 2020 The All-Star break is here, and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Arizona Coyotes. With a 1-4-1 record in their last six games, and a 6-7-1 mark since losing goaltender Darcy Kuemper to injury back on Dec. 19, the Coyotes need to rest, refocus, get healthy, and prepare for what will be an intense second half. The Arizona...
Coyotes Weekly: All-Star Break Promises Much-Needed Health
January 16th, 2020 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 games. The...
Coyotes Weekly: Hall Making a Colossal Difference in Arizona
January 9th, 2020 Only 24 days have passed since Taylor Hall was acquired by the Arizona Coyotes, but it has become clear that the 28-year-old is already playing a significant role in Arizona's offense. Let's start with the basics: 5-on-5 play. Before acquiring Hall, the Coyotes had scored 61 goals at 5-on-5 in 35 games, just 1.74 per game, and good...
Coyotes Need to Make (And Keep) New Year's Resolutions
January 2nd, 2020 As the calendar has flipped to 2020, many people out there are setting resolutions for the New Year. Whether they involve changing current habits, or breaking bad ones, January is a month where a lot of people attempt to change things about themselves. The Arizona Coyotes should be no different - they had a solid 2019, but they'll...
Coyotes, Mired in Stretch of .500 Hockey, Lose Kuemper
December 27th, 2019 From all of us at The Hockey Writers, let us be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! On the ice, the Arizona Coyotes had a bit of a rough time around the holidays - all three of their games came against current non-playoff teams, but Arizona was able to gain just two of six possible points. To make matters worse, the team lost...
With Hall on Board, Coyotes Ready to Win Now
December 19th, 2019 From all of us at The Hockey Writers, Happy Holidays! We hope all of our readers out there are enjoying this special time of year in the company of friends and family. During the holiday season, they say it's better to give than to receive, but the Arizona Coyotes received a pretty sick early Christmas gift this week, and they're...
