2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2013–14
Year:	2013
Team:	Phoenix Coyotes
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	9th
Division:	Pacific
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	37–30–15
Homerecord:	22–14–5
Roadrecord:	15–16–10
Goalsfor:	216
Goalsagainst:	231
Generalmanager:	Don Maloney
Coach:	Dave Tippett
Captain:	Shane Doan
Altcaptain:	Martin Hanzal Keith Yandle
Arena:	Jobing.com Arena
Attendance:	13,775 (86.9%)^[1] (41 games)
Minorleague:	Portland Pirates (AHL) Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) Arizona Sundogs (CHL)
Goalsleader:	Antoine Vermette (24)
Assistsleader:	Keith Yandle (45)
Pointsleader:	Keith Yandle (53)
Plusminusleader:	Paul Bissonnette Rob Klinkhammer Zbynek Michalek (+6)
Pimleader:	Martin Hanzal (73)
Winsleader:	Mike Smith (27)
Gaaleader:	Thomas Greiss (2.29)
Next Season:	2014–15

The 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), the 18th in Arizona and the 42nd overall, including the seasons the franchise played in the World Hockey Association. The Coyotes finished the season situated ninth in the Western Conference, missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive year.

This was the team's final season as the "Phoenix Coyotes"; as part of the deal approved by the City of Glendale to keep the team in the city on July 2, the franchise had agreed to change its name from the Phoenix Coyotes to the Arizona Coyotes for the 2014–15 season.^[2]

As a result of realignment, this was the first season in which the franchise had the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks as division rivals since the 1992–93 season, when the team was still known as the Winnipeg Jets and the Pacific Division was called the Smythe Division. During that era (in which the top four teams in each division made the playoffs and played each other in the first two rounds), the Jets had intense rivalries with the Flames, Oilers and Canucks.

Off-season

After years of relocation rumors and speculation, the Coyotes were sold to IceArizona AcquisitionCo., LLC on August 5, 2013, keeping the Coyotes in Glendale, Arizona.^[3]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15	Los Angeles	2–4	Phoenix			6,270	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 15	Phoenix	5–1	Los Angeles			12,988	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 16	Phoenix	2–6	Anaheim			11,541	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 21	Phoenix	2–3	San Jose	OT	Smith	15,841	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 23	Phoenix	1–6	Vancouver		Greiss	18,910	2–2–1	Recap
6	September 25	Phoenix	3–2	Calgary	OT	Smith	19,289	3–2–1	Recap
7	September 27	San Jose	1–2	Phoenix		Greiss	7,757	4–2–1	Recap

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 NY Rangers 1–4 Phoenix 17,125 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 5 Phoenix 1–4 San Jose Smith 17,562 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 8 Phoenix 1–6 NY Islanders Smith 10,288 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 Phoenix 4–2 Detroit Smith 20,066 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 11 Phoenix 2–1 Philadelphia 19,713 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 13 Phoenix 5–3 Carolina Smith 15,384 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 15 Ottawa 4–3 Phoenix OT Smith 10,594 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 18 Phoenix 2–3 Anaheim SO Smith 13,206 4–2–2 10 Recap 9 October 19 Detroit 2–5 Phoenix Smith 14,624 5–2–2 12 Recap 10 October 22 Calgary 2–4 Phoenix Smith 10,141 6–2–2 14 Recap 11 October 24 Phoenix 4–7 Los Angeles Greiss 18,118 6–3–2 14 Recap 12 October 26 Edmonton 4–5 Phoenix Smith 11,684 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 October 29 Los Angeles 1–3 Phoenix Smith 10,452 8–3–2 18 Recap 13 October 31 Nashville 4–5 Phoenix SO Greiss 7,401 9–3–2 20 Recap
November: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Phoenix 3–2 San Jose SO Smith 17,562 10–3–2 22 Recap 16 November 5 Vancouver 2–3 Phoenix SO Smith 13,459 11–3–2 24 Recap 17 November 6 Phoenix 2–5 Anaheim Smith 14,045 11–4–2 24 Recap 18 November 9 Washington 3–4 Phoenix SO Smith 16,106 12–4–2 26 Recap 19 November 12 Phoenix 3–2 St. Louis OT Smith 15,678 13–4–2 28 Recap 20 November 14 Phoenix 4–5 Chicago SO Smith 21,762 13–4–3 29 Recap 21 November 16 Tampa Bay 3–6 Phoenix Smith 12,562 14–4–3 31 Recap 22 November 21 Colorado 4–3 Phoenix OT Smith 12,285 14–4–4 32 Recap 23 November 23 Anaheim 4–2 Phoenix Smith 13,490 14–5–4 32 Recap 24 November 25 Phoenix 2–4 Nashville Smith 15,728 14–6–4 32 Recap 25 November 27 Phoenix 3–1 Minnesota Greiss 18,265 15–6–4 34 Recap 26 November 30 Chicago 5–2 Phoenix Smith 17,321 15–7–4 34 Recap
December: 5–3–5 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–4) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 3 Phoenix 6–2 Edmonton Smith 16,839 16–7–4 36 Recap 28 December 4 Phoenix 1–4 Calgary Greiss 19,289 16–8–4 36 Recap 29 December 6 Phoenix 2–3 Vancouver OT Smith 18,910 16–8–5 37 Recap 30 December 10 Phoenix 3–1 Colorado Greiss 14,110 17–8–5 39 Recap 31 December 12 NY Islanders 3–6 Phoenix Smith 10,996 18–8–5 41 Recap 32 December 14 Carolina 3–1 Phoenix Smith 11,697 18–9–5 41 Recap 33 December 17 Phoenix 1–3 Montreal Smith 21,273 18–10–5 41 Recap 34 December 19 Phoenix 1–2 Toronto SO Smith 19,254 18–10–6 42 Recap 35 December 21 Phoenix 4–3 Ottawa OT Smith 16,716 19–10–6 44 Recap 36 December 23 Phoenix 1–2 Buffalo OT Smith 18,942 19–10–7 45 Recap 37 December 27 San Jose 4–3 Phoenix SO Smith 17,125 19–10–8 46 Recap 38 December 28 Phoenix 2–3 Anaheim OT Greiss 17,442 19–10–9 47 Recap 39 December 31 Edmonton 3–4 Phoenix OT Greiss 17,416 20–10–9 49 Recap
January: 5–9–1 (Home: 4–6–0 ; Road: 1–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Columbus 2–0 Phoenix Smith 10,539 20–11–9 49 Recap 41 January 4 Philadelphia 5–3 Phoenix Smith 14,875 20–12–9 49 Recap 42 January 7 Calgary 0–6 Phoenix Greiss 10,229 21–12–9 51 Recap 43 January 9 Minnesota 4–1 Phoenix Smith 10,075 21–13–9 51 Recap 44 January 11 Anaheim 5–3 Phoenix Greiss 13,289 21–14–9 51 Recap 45 January 13 Phoenix 1–5 Winnipeg Smith 15,004 21–15–9 51 Recap 46 January 14 Phoenix 1–2 St. Louis Smith 16,571 21–16–9 51 Recap 47 January 16 Vancouver 0–1 Phoenix Smith 12,307 22–16–9 53 Recap 48 January 18 New Jersey 2–3 Phoenix Smith 14,005 23–16–9 55 Recap 49 January 20 Toronto 4–2 Phoenix Smith 14,476 23–17–9 55 Recap 50 January 22 Phoenix 2–3 Calgary Smith 19,289 23–18–9 55 Recap 51 January 24 Phoenix 4–3 Edmonton Smith 16,839 24–18–9 57 Recap 52 January 26 Phoenix 4–5 Vancouver OT Smith 18,910 24–18–10 58 Recap 53 January 28 Los Angeles 0–3 Phoenix Greiss 13,681 25–18–10 60 Recap 54 January 30 Buffalo 3–2 Phoenix Greiss 13,000 25–19–10 60 Recap
February: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 1 Pittsburgh 1–3 Phoenix Smith 17,362 26–19–10 62 Recap 56 February 4 Dallas 3–1 Phoenix Smith 12,257 26–20–10 62 Recap 57 February 7 Chicago 0–2 Phoenix Smith 17,525 27–20–10 64 Recap 58 February 8 Phoenix 1–2 Dallas Smith 18,532 27–21–10 64 Recap 59 February 27 Phoenix 2–3 Winnipeg SO Smith 15,004 27–21–11 65 Recap 60 February 28 Phoenix 2–4 Colorado Greiss 17,649 27–22–11 65 Recap
March: 9–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 5–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 St. Louis 4–2 Phoenix Smith 13,955 27–23–11 65 Recap 62 March 4 Vancouver 0–1 Phoenix Smith 13,449 28–23–11 67 Recap 63 March 6 Montreal 2–5 Phoenix Smith 15,282 29–23–11 69 Recap 64 March 8 Phoenix 2–3 Washington Smith 18,506 29–24–11 69 Recap 65 March 10 Phoenix 4–3 Tampa Bay SO Smith 18,167 30–24–11 71 Recap 66 March 11 Phoenix 3–1 Florida Smith 12,211 31–24–11 73 Recap 67 March 13 Phoenix 1–2 Boston Smith 17,565 31–25–11 73 Recap 68 March 15 Calgary 2–3 Phoenix Smith 16,373 32–25–11 75 Recap 69 March 17 Phoenix 4–3 Los Angeles Smith 18,118 33–25–11 77 Recap 70 March 20 Florida 1–2 Phoenix Smith 14,442 34–25–11 79 Recap 71 March 22 Boston 4–2 Phoenix Smith 17,468 34–26–11 79 Recap 72 March 24 Phoenix 3–4 NY Rangers OT Greiss 18,006 34–26–12 80 Recap 73 March 25 Phoenix 3–2 Pittsburgh Greiss 18,632 35–26–12 82 Recap 74 March 27 Phoenix 3–2 New Jersey SO Greiss 15,583 36–26–12 84 Recap 75 March 29 Minnesota 3–1 Phoenix Greiss 16,691 36–27–12 84 Recap
April: 1–3–3 (Home: 1–1–2 ; Road: 0–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 Winnipeg 2–1 Phoenix SO Greiss 13,724 36–27–13 85 Recap 77 April 2 Phoenix 0–4 Los Angeles Greiss 18,118 36–28–13 85 Recap 78 April 4 Edmonton 3–2 Phoenix SO Greiss 14,732 36–28–14 86 Recap 79 April 8 Phoenix 3–4 Columbus OT Greiss 16,289 36–28–15 87 Recap 80 April 10 Phoenix 0–2 Nashville Greiss 17,174 36–29–15 87 Recap 81 April 12 San Jose 3–2 Phoenix 15,438 36–30–15 87 Recap 82 April 13 Dallas 1–2 Phoenix Greiss 15,146 37–30–15 89 Recap
Legend:

Playoffs

For the second consecutive year, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.

Player statistics

Final Stats^[4]

Skaters

Regular Season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	8	45	53	−23	63
	80	20	31	51	−6	22
	82	19	32	51	−9	20
	69	23	24	47	−7	34
	80	16	31	47	−13	52
	82	24	21	45	0	44
	80	15	29	44	−4	50
	65	15	25	40	−9	73
	64	9	16	25	−7	24
	79	8	14	22	−1	18
	70	8	13	21	−10	38
	72	11	9	20	6	19
	80	5	15	20	3	45
	63	5	12	17	−2	41
	69	5	7	12	−8	24
	59	2	8	10	6	24
	48	1	8	9	2	18
	39	2	6	8	6	53
	37	2	6	8	0	4
	30	1	7	8	5	10
	22	2	4	6	0	4
^†	17	2	3	5	4	6
^‡	25	1	3	4	−3	24
	26	3	0	3	−6	19
	18	2	1	3	0	15
	7	0	2	2	4	5
^‡	12	0	1	1	−3	6
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	4	2
	3	0	0	0	−2	2
^‡	6	0	0	0	0	17

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		62	61	3,609:58	27	21	10	159	2.64	1871	.915	3	1	3	14
style=white-space:nowrap		25	20	1,312:20	10	8	5	50	2.29	626	.920	2	0	0	0
style=white-space:nowrap		1	1	58:49	0	1	0	3	3.05	32	.906	0	0	0	0

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

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

June 30, 2013^[5]	To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick (42nd overall) in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick (39th overall) in 2013
March 4, 2014^[6]	To Chicago Blackhawks David Rundblad Mathieu Brisebois	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2014
March 4, 2014^[7]	To Washington Capitals Chris Brown Rostislav Klesla 4th-round pick in 2015	To Phoenix Coyotes Martin Erat John Mitchell

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Thomas Greiss^[8]		1 year, $750,000
Mike Ribeiro^[9]		4 years, $22 million
Tim Kennedy^[10]		1 year, $700,000
Brandon Yip^[11]		1 year, $675,000
Jeff Halpern^[12]		1 year, $600,000
Tyler Gaudet^[13]		3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Gilbert Brule^[14]		1 year, $685,000
Greg Carey^[15]		1 year, $1.1375 million entry-level contract
Dan O'Donoghue^[16]		2 years, $1.27 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Boyd Gordon^[17]		3 years, $9 million
Jason LaBarbera^[18]		1 year, $1 million
Alexandre Bolduc^[19]		1 year, $550,000
Chris Conner^[20]		1 year, $550,000
Chad Johnson^[21]		1 year, $600,000
		1 year, $600,000

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Mike Smith^[22]	July 1, 2013	6 years, $34 million
Kyle Chipchura^[23]	July 5, 2013	3 years, $2.625 million
Chris Summers^[24]	July 5, 2013	1 year, $550,000
Michael Stone^[25]	July 5, 2013	3 years, $3.45 million
Andy Miele^[26]	July 9, 2013	1 year, $675,000
Lauri Korpikoski^[27]	July 11, 2013	4 years, $10 million
Max Domi^[28]	July 14, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
David Rundblad^[29]	July 22, 2013	2 years, $1.57 million
	July 22, 2013	1 year, $709,500
Mark Louis	July 22, 2013	2 years, $1.1 million
	July 22, 2013	1 year, $605,000
	July 22, 2013	1 year, $687,500
Mikkel Boedker^[30]	September 7, 2013	2 years, $5.1 million
Justin Hache^[31]	April 7, 2014	3 years, $2.085 million entry-level contract
Marek Langhamer^[32]	May 8, 2014	3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract
Chris Summers^[33]	May 12, 2014	2 years, $1.2 million contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Phoenix Coyotes draft picks. Phoenix Coyotes' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, that was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	12	Max Domi	C	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
2	39	Laurent Dauphin	C	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
3	62	Yan-Pavel Laplante	C	Canada	P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
5	133	Connor Clifton	D	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6	163	Brendan Burke	G	United States	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7	193	Jedd Soleway	C	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)

Draft notes^[34]

• The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent second and third-round picks in 2013 (42nd and 73rd overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.^[35]
• The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes (via NY Rangers and San Jose) as a result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Raffi Torres to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.^[36]
• The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings (via Columbus and Philadelphia), Phoenix traded this pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a February 22, 2012, trade that sent Antoine Vermette to the Coyotes in exchange for Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second-round pick and this pick.^[37]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013–2014 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance. live. December 14, 2008. ESPN.
2. http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/20130706phoenix-coyotes-fans-take-hit-wallet.html Coyotes fans to take hit in the wallet
3. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=679616 IceArizona Finalizes Purchase of Coyotes Franchise
4. Web site: 2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Phoenix Coyotes – Statistics. Phoenix Coyotes. April 14, 2014.
5. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=675945 Coyotes Select Six Players in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft
6. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707630 Coyotes Trade Rundblad, Brisebois to Chicago for Second Round Draft Choice in 2014
7. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707659 Coyotes Acquire Erat and Mitchell From Washington
8. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676706 Coyotes Sign Greiss to One-Year Contract
9. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676924 Coyotes Sign Ribeiro to Four-Year Contract
10. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677793 Coyotes Sign Kennedy to One-Year Contract
11. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678388 Coyotes Sign Yip to One-Year Contract
12. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=686538 Coyotes Sign Halpern to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
13. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=689988 Coyotes Sign Gaudet to Entry-Level Contract
14. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=693798 Coyotes Sign Brule to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
15. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=710335 Coyotes Sign Carey to Entry-Level Contract
16. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=714237 Coyotes Recall Gaudet from OHL, Sign O'Donoghue to Entry-Level Contract
17. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676934 Oilers Agree to Terms with Boyd Gordon
18. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676909 Oilers Agree to Terms with Jason LaBarbera
19. http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676760 Blues Sign Forward Alexandre Bolduc
20. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676929 Penguins Sign Forward Chris Conner
21. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676915 The Signing of Iginla Highlights B's Transactions on 7/5
22. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676076 Coyotes Re-Sign Smith to Six-Year Contract
23. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676837 Coyotes Re-Sign Chipchura to Multi-Year Contract
24. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676916 Coyotes Re-Sign Summers to One-Year Contract
25. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676921 Coyotes Re-Sign Stone to Three-Year Contract
26. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677385 Coyotes Re-Sign Miele to One-Year Contract
27. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677707 Coyotes Re-Sign Korpikoski to Four-Year Contract
28. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677928 Coyotes Sign Domi to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
29. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678624 Coyotes Sign Rundblad to Two-Year Contract
30. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=681667 Coyotes Re-Sign Boedker to Two-Year Contract
31. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=713249 Coyotes Sign Hache to Entry-Level Contract
32. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=718443 Coyotes Sign Langhamer to Entry-Level Contract
33. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=718596 Coyotes Sign Summers to Two-Year Contract
34. Web site: 2013 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 14, 2013.
35. Web site: Coyotes Select Six Players in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Phoenix Coyotes. June 30, 2013. June 30, 2013.
36. Web site: Coyotes Trade Torres to San Jose for Third-Round Draft Choice in 2013 - Phoenix Coyotes - News. Phoenix Coyotes. April 3, 2013.
37. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Vermette From Columbus - Phoenix Coyotes - News. Phoenix Coyotes. February 22, 2012.