2019–20 Arizona Coyotes season NHL hockey team season
The 2019–20 Arizona Coyotes season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 24th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season ,[ 2] and the 48th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] [ 4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[ 5] The Coyotes qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2011–12 season , ending the second longest playoff drought in the NHL, and longest in the Western Conference. The team defeated the Nashville Predators in the qualifying round for their first series win since 2012,[ 6] but were defeated in the first round by the Colorado Avalanche in five games.[ 7]
Due to the pandemic, this was the Coyotes' final season in the Pacific Division . The following season saw the Coyotes moved to the temporarily reformed West Division . As per the league's previously agreed realignment, the team returned to the Central Division in 2021 to make room for the expansion Seattle Kraken . Due to suspending operations in 2024, this was the last season the Coyotes made the playoffs and won a playoff series.
Standings
Arizona in action at Detroit in December 2019
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 8]
Western Conference
Source: National Hockey League
[ 10]
Tiebreaking procedures
Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.[ 11]
2019 preseason game log: 4–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
1
September 15
Arizona
2–6
Vegas
Hill
17,767
0–1–0
[ 12]
2[A]
September 17
Los Angeles
4–1
Arizona
Raanta
–
0–2–0
[ 13]
3[A]
September 17
Arizona
5–0
Los Angeles
Kuemper
8,133
1–2–0
[ 14]
4
September 21
Anaheim
3–4
Arizona
SO
Kuemper
–
2–2–0
[ 15]
5
September 24
Arizona
4–2
Edmonton
Hill
15,976
3–2–0
[ 16]
6
September 26
Arizona
4–2
Vancouver
Hill
18,528
4–2–0
[ 17]
7
September 28
Arizona
1–2
Anaheim
Kuemper
15,105
4–3–0
[ 18]
Notes:
A Indicates split-squad.
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[ 19]
2019–20 game log
October: 7–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 3
Arizona
1–2
Anaheim
Kuemper
17,174
0–1–0
0
[ 20]
2
October 5
Boston
1–0
Arizona
Kuemper
17,125
0–2–0
0
[ 21]
3
October 10
Vegas
1–4
Arizona
Kuemper
13,864
1–2–0
2
[ 22]
4
October 12
Arizona
2–3
Colorado
OT
Raanta
18,053
1–2–1
3
[ 23]
5
October 15
Arizona
4–2
Winnipeg
Kuemper
14,764
2–2–1
5
[ 24]
6
October 17
Nashville
2–5
Arizona
Kuemper
13,521
3–2–1
7
[ 25]
7
October 19
Ottawa
2–5
Arizona
Raanta
17,125
4–2–1
9
[ 26]
8
October 22
Arizona
3–2
NY Rangers
OT
Kuemper
17,435
5–2–1
11
[ 27]
9
October 24
Arizona
2–4
NY Islanders
Kuemper
10,752
5–3–1
11
[ 28]
10
October 25
Arizona
5–3
New Jersey
Raanta
14,724
6–3–1
13
[ 29]
11
October 28
Arizona
3–2
Buffalo
SO
Kuemper
15,358
7–3–1
15
[ 30]
12
October 30
Montreal
4–1
Arizona
Raanta
14,004
7–4–1
15
[ 31]
November: 8–5–3 (Home: 4–4–1; Road: 4–1–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
13
November 2
Colorado
0–3
Arizona
Kuemper
17,125
8–4–1
17
[ 32]
14
November 4
Arizona
3–2
Edmonton
OT
Kuemper
17,105
9–4–1
19
[ 33]
15
November 5
Arizona
3–4
Calgary
OT
Raanta
17,824
9–4–2
20
[ 34]
16
November 7
Columbus
3–2
Arizona
Kuemper
12,115
9–5–2
20
[ 35]
17
November 9
Minnesota
4–3
Arizona
Kuemper
14,428
9–6–2
20
[ 36]
18
November 11
Arizona
4–3
Washington
SO
Raanta
18,573
10–6–2
22
[ 37]
19
November 12
Arizona
3–2
St. Louis
SO
Kuemper
18,096
11–6–2
24
[ 38]
20
November 14
Arizona
2–3
Minnesota
Raanta
17,079
11–7–2
24
[ 39]
21
November 16
Calgary
0–3
Arizona
Kuemper
13,534
12–7–2
26
[ 40]
22
November 18
Los Angeles
0–3
Arizona
Raanta
12,210
13–7–2
28
[ 41]
23
November 21`
Toronto
3–1
Arizona
Kuemper
12,495
13–8–2
28
[ 42]
24
November 23
Arizona
3–2
Los Angeles
Raanta
15,912
14–8–2
30
[ 43]
25
November 24
Edmonton
4–3
Arizona
SO
Kuemper
12,908
14–8–3
31
[ 44]
26
November 27
Anaheim
3–4
Arizona
SO
Kuemper
14,741
15–8–3
33
[ 45]
27
November 29
Arizona
1–2
Vegas
SO
Kuemper
18,326
15–8–4
34
[ 46]
28
November 30
San Jose
4–2
Arizona
Raanta
15,485
15–9–4
34
[ 47]
December: 7–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 5–3–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
29
December 3
Arizona
4–2
Columbus
Kuemper
14,455
16–9–4
36
[ 48]
30
December 5
Arizona
3–1
Philadelphia
Kuemper
17,440
17–9–4
38
[ 49]
31
December 6
Arizona
0–2
Pittsburgh
Raanta
18,432
17–10–4
38
[ 50]
32
December 8
Arizona
4–3
Chicago
SO
Kuemper
21,232
18–10–4
40
[ 51]
33
December 10
Calgary
5–2
Arizona
Raanta
11,198
18–11–4
40
[ 52]
34
December 12
Chicago
2–5
Arizona
Kuemper
13,150
19–11–4
42
[ 53]
35
December 14
New Jersey
2–1
Arizona
Kuemper
17,125
19–12–4
42
[ 54]
36
December 17
Arizona
3–2
San Jose
Kuemper
16,076
20–12–4
44
[ 55]
37
December 19
Minnesota
8–5
Arizona
Kuemper
15,582
20–13–4
44
[ 56]
38
December 22
Arizona
5–2
Detroit
Raanta
19,515
21–13–4
46
[ 57]
39
December 23
Arizona
2–3
Nashville
Raanta
17,697
21–14–4
46
[ 58]
40
December 28
Arizona
1–4
Vegas
Raanta
18,461
21–15–4
46
[ 59]
41
December 29
Dallas
4–2
Arizona
Raanta
17,125
21–16–4
46
[ 60]
42
December 31
St. Louis
1–3
Arizona
Raanta
14,618
22–16–4
48
[ 61]
January: 4–5–2 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 1–5–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
43
January 2
Anaheim
2–4
Arizona
Raanta
14,651
23–16–4
50
[ 62]
44
January 4
Philadelphia
2–6
Arizona
Raanta
17,125
24–16–4
52
[ 63]
45
January 7
Arizona
5–2
Florida
Hill
12,120
25–16–4
54
[ 64]
46
January 9
Arizona
0–4
Tampa Bay
Hill
19,092
25–17–4
54
[ 65]
47
January 10
Arizona
0–3
Carolina
Raanta
16,476
25–18–4
54
[ 66]
48
January 12
Pittsburgh
4–3
Arizona
SO
Hill
13,755
25–18–5
55
[ 67]
49
January 14
San Jose
3–6
Arizona
Hill
14,716
26–18–5
57
[ 68]
50
January 16
Arizona
1–3
Vancouver
Hill
18,871
26–19–5
57
[ 69]
51
January 18
Arizona
3–7
Edmonton
Raanta
18,347
26–20–5
57
[ 70]
52
January 29
Arizona
2–4
Anaheim
Raanta
16,730
26–21–5
57
[ 71]
53
January 30
Los Angeles
3–2
Arizona
OT
Hill
13,346
26–21–6
58
[ 72]
February: 6–6–2 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 1–4–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
54
February 1
Chicago
3–2
Arizona
SO
Raanta
17,125
26–21–7
59
[ 73]
55
February 4
Edmonton
0–3
Arizona
Raanta
14,725
27–21–7
61
[ 74]
56
February 6
Carolina
5–3
Arizona
Raanta
11,632
27–22–7
61
[ 75]
57
February 8
Arizona
2–4
Boston
Hill
17,850
27–23–7
61
[ 76]
58
February 10
Arizona
3–2
Montreal
Raanta
20,789
28–23–7
63
[ 77]
59
February 11
Arizona
2–3
Toronto
OT
Hill
19,039
28–23–8
64
[ 78]
60
February 13
Arizona
2–3
Ottawa
Raanta
9,762
28–24–8
64
[ 79]
61
February 15
Washington
1–3
Arizona
Raanta
17,139
29–24–8
66
[ 80]
62
February 17
NY Islanders
1–2
Arizona
Raanta
13,956
30–24–8
68
[ 81]
63
February 19
Arizona
2–3
Dallas
Hill
18,227
30–25–8
68
[ 82]
64
February 20
Arizona
0–1
St. Louis
Raanta
18,096
30–26–8
68
[ 83]
65
February 22
Tampa Bay
3–7
Arizona
Raanta
14,825
31–26–8
70
[ 84]
66
February 25
Florida
2–1
Arizona
Kuemper
12,391
31–27–8
70
[ 85]
67
February 29
Buffalo
2–5
Arizona
Raanta
17,125
32–27–8
72
[ 86]
March: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
68
March 4
Arizona
4–2
Vancouver
Kuemper
17,363
33–27–8
74
[ 87]
69
March 6
Arizona
2–3
Calgary
Kuemper
19,206
33–28–8
74
[ 88]
70
March 9
Arizona
2–4
Winnipeg
Kuemper
15,325
33–29–8
74
[ 89]
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
The Coyotes defeated the Nashville Predators in four games in the qualifying round.[ 90]
The Coyotes were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round in five games.[ 91]
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Qualifying Round vs. (6) Nashville Predators : Arizona won 3–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Series
Recap
1
August 2
Arizona
4–3
Nashville
Kuemper
1–0
[ 92]
2
August 4
Arizona
2–4
Nashville
Kuemper
1–1
[ 93]
3
August 5
Nashville
1–4
Arizona
Kuemper
2–1
[ 94]
4
August 7
Nashville
3–4
Arizona
OT
Kuemper
3–1
[ 95]
Western Conference First Round vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche : Colorado won 4–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Series
Recap
1
August 12
Arizona
0–3
Colorado
Kuemper
0–1
[ 96]
2
August 14
Arizona
2–3
Colorado
Kuemper
0–2
[ 97]
3
August 15
Colorado
2–4
Arizona
Kuemper
1–2
[ 98]
4
August 17
Colorado
7–1
Arizona
Kuemper
1–3
[ 99]
5
August 19
Arizona
1–7
Colorado
Kuemper
1–4
[ 100]
Legend :
Win
Loss
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[ 103]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Darcy Kuemper
29
29
1,753:24
16
11
2
65
2.22
903
.928
2
0
0
6
Antti Raanta
33
32
1,822:54
15
14
3
80
2.63
1,014
.921
2
0
0
2
Adin Hill
13
9
640:46
2
4
3
28
2.62
343
.918
0
0
0
2
Playoffs[ 104]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Darcy Kuemper
9
9
501:59
4
5
29
3.47
334
.913
0
0
0
0
Antti Raanta
2
0
40:00
0
0
4
6.00
14
.714
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.
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