2019–20 Arizona Coyotes season explained

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,^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.^[4] The Coyotes advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2011–12 season and defeated the Nashville Predators in the qualifying round for their first series win since 2012,^[5] but were defeated in the first round by the Colorado Avalanche in five games.^[6]

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

Western Conference

Tiebreaking procedures

1. Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
2. Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
3. Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
4. Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
5. 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.
6. Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
7. Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019.^[7]

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				17,767	0–1–0	^[8]
2	September 17		4–1	Arizona			–	0–2–0	^[9]
3	September 17	Arizona	5–0	Los Angeles			8,133	1–2–0	^[10]
4	September 21		3–4	Arizona	SO	Kuemper	–	2–2–0	^[11]
5	September 24	Arizona	4–2			Hill	15,976	3–2–0	^[12]
6	September 26	Arizona	4–2			Hill	18,528	4–2–0	^[13]
7	September 28	Arizona	1–2	Anaheim		Kuemper	15,105	4–3–0	^[14]
Notes: Indicates split-squad.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.^[15]

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 17,174 0–1–0 0 ^[16] 2 October 5 1–0 Arizona Kuemper 17,125 0–2–0 0 ^[17] 3 October 10 1–4 Arizona Kuemper 13,864 1–2–0 2 ^[18] 4 October 12 Arizona 2–3 OT 18,053 1–2–1 3 ^[19] 5 October 15 Arizona 4–2 Kuemper 14,764 2–2–1 5 ^[20] 6 October 17 2–5 Arizona Kuemper 13,521 3–2–1 7 ^[21] 7 October 19 2–5 Arizona Raanta 17,125 4–2–1 9 ^[22] 8 October 22 Arizona 3–2 OT Kuemper 17,435 5–2–1 11 ^[23] 9 October 24 Arizona 2–4 Kuemper 10,752 5–3–1 11 ^[24] 10 October 25 Arizona 5–3 Raanta 14,724 6–3–1 13 ^[25] 11 October 28 Arizona 3–2 SO Kuemper 15,358 7–3–1 15 ^[26] 12 October 30 4–1 Arizona Raanta 14,004 7–4–1 15 ^[27]
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 0–3 Arizona 17,125 8–4–1 17 ^[28] 14 November 4 Arizona 3–2 OT Kuemper 17,105 9–4–1 19 ^[29] 15 November 5 Arizona 3–4 OT 17,824 9–4–2 20 ^[30] 16 November 7 3–2 Arizona Kuemper 12,115 9–5–2 20 ^[31] 17 November 9 4–3 Arizona Kuemper 14,428 9–6–2 20 ^[32] 18 November 11 Arizona 4–3 SO Raanta 18,573 10–6–2 22 ^[33] 19 November 12 Arizona 3–2 SO Kuemper 18,096 11–6–2 24 ^[34] 20 November 14 Arizona 2–3 Minnesota Raanta 17,079 11–7–2 24 ^[35] 21 November 16 Calgary 0–3 Arizona Kuemper 13,534 12–7–2 26 ^[36] 22 November 18 0–3 Arizona Raanta 12,210 13–7–2 28 ^[37] 23 November 21` 3–1 Arizona Kuemper 12,495 13–8–2 28 ^[38] 24 November 23 Arizona 3–2 Los Angeles Raanta 15,912 14–8–2 30 ^[39] 25 November 24 Edmonton 4–3 Arizona SO Kuemper 12,908 14–8–3 31 ^[40] 26 November 27 3–4 Arizona SO Kuemper 14,741 15–8–3 33 ^[41] 27 November 29 Arizona 1–2 SO Kuemper 18,326 15–8–4 34 ^[42] 28 November 30 4–2 Arizona Raanta 15,485 15–9–4 34 ^[43]
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 14,455 16–9–4 36 ^[44] 30 December 5 Arizona 3–1 Kuemper 17,440 17–9–4 38 ^[45] 31 December 6 Arizona 0–2 18,432 17–10–4 38 ^[46] 32 December 8 Arizona 4–3 SO Kuemper 21,232 18–10–4 40 ^[47] 33 December 10 5–2 Arizona Raanta 11,198 18–11–4 40 ^[48] 34 December 12 Chicago 2–5 Arizona Kuemper 13,150 19–11–4 42 ^[49] 35 December 14 2–1 Arizona Kuemper 17,125 19–12–4 42 ^[50] 36 December 17 Arizona 3–2 Kuemper 16,076 20–12–4 44 ^[51] 37 December 19 8–5 Arizona Kuemper 15,582 20–13–4 44 ^[52] 38 December 22 Arizona 5–2 Raanta 19,515 21–13–4 46 ^[53] 39 December 23 Arizona 2–3 Raanta 17,697 21–14–4 46 ^[54] 40 December 28 Arizona 1–4 Raanta 18,461 21–15–4 46 ^[55] 41 December 29 4–2 Arizona Raanta 17,125 21–16–4 46 ^[56] 42 December 31 1–3 Arizona Raanta 14,618 22–16–4 48 ^[57]
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 2–4 Arizona 14,651 23–16–4 50 ^[58] 44 January 4 2–6 Arizona Raanta 17,125 24–16–4 52 ^[59] 45 January 7 Arizona 5–2 12,120 25–16–4 54 ^[60] 46 January 9 Arizona 0–4 Hill 19,092 25–17–4 54 ^[61] 47 January 10 Arizona 0–3 Raanta 16,476 25–18–4 54 ^[62] 48 January 12 4–3 Arizona SO Hill 13,755 25–18–5 55 ^[63] 49 January 14 3–6 Arizona Hill 14,716 26–18–5 57 ^[64] 50 January 16 Arizona 1–3 Hill 18,871 26–19–5 57 ^[65] 51 January 18 Arizona 3–7 Raanta 18,347 26–20–5 57 ^[66] 52 January 29 Arizona 2–4 Raanta 16,730 26–21–5 57 ^[67] 53 January 30 3–2 Arizona OT Hill 13,346 26–21–6 58 ^[68]
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 3–2 Arizona SO 17,125 26–21–7 59 ^[69] 55 February 4 0–3 Arizona Raanta 14,725 27–21–7 61 ^[70] 56 February 6 5–3 Arizona Raanta 11,632 27–22–7 61 ^[71] 57 February 8 Arizona 2–4 17,850 27–23–7 61 ^[72] 58 February 10 Arizona 3–2 Raanta 20,789 28–23–7 63 ^[73] 59 February 11 Arizona 2–3 OT Hill 19,039 28–23–8 64 ^[74] 60 February 13 Arizona 2–3 Raanta 9,762 28–24–8 64 ^[75] 61 February 15 1–3 Arizona Raanta 17,139 29–24–8 66 ^[76] 62 February 17 1–2 Arizona Raanta 13,956 30–24–8 68 ^[77] 63 February 19 Arizona 2–3 Hill 18,227 30–25–8 68 ^[78] 64 February 20 Arizona 0–1 Raanta 18,096 30–26–8 68 ^[79] 65 February 22 3–7 Arizona Raanta 14,825 31–26–8 70 ^[80] 66 February 25 2–1 Arizona 12,391 31–27–8 70 ^[81] 67 February 29 2–5 Arizona Raanta 17,125 32–27–8 72 ^[82]
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 17,363 33–27–8 74 ^[83] 69 March 6 Arizona 2–3 Kuemper 19,206 33–28–8 74 ^[84] 70 March 9 Arizona 2–4 Kuemper 15,325 33–29–8 74 ^[85]
Cancelled games Date Visitor Home 71 March 12 Arizona 72 March 14 Arizona 73 March 16 Arizona 74 March 18 Arizona 75 March 20 Arizona 76 March 22 Arizona Los Angeles 77 March 25 Arizona Vegas 78 March 28 Arizona 79 March 29 Arizona San Jose 80 March 31 Arizona Colorado 81 April 2 Vancouver Arizona 82 April 4 Arizona
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Coyotes defeated the Nashville Predators in four games in the qualifying round.^[86]

The Coyotes were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round in five games.^[87]

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 1–0 ^[88] 2 August 4 Arizona 2–4 Nashville Kuemper 1–1 ^[89] 3 August 5 Nashville 1–4 Arizona Kuemper 2–1 ^[90] 4 August 7 Nashville 3–4 Arizona OT Kuemper 3–1 ^[91]
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 0–1 ^[92] 2 August 14 Arizona 2–3 Colorado Kuemper 0–2 ^[93] 3 August 15 Colorado 2–4 Arizona Kuemper 1–2 ^[94] 4 August 17 Colorado 7–1 Arizona Kuemper 1–3 ^[95] 5 August 19 Arizona 1–7 Colorado Kuemper 1–4 ^[96]
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[97] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	70	11	34	45	3	20
	70	17	27	44	−6	28
	68	22	17	39	1	20
	70	18	20	38	6	12
	70	14	24	38	−21	22
	70	17	18	35	6	18
	70	4	28	32	8	24
	66	9	21	30	−3	38
	70	10	18	28	−4	16
^†	35	10	17	27	−3	14
	63	12	14	26	4	38
	66	15	10	25	0	33
	68	5	17	22	1	14
	58	3	10	13	−9	14
	46	8	3	11	−4	6
	59	6	5	11	1	20
	50	0	11	11	5	25
	56	6	3	9	2	16
	27	1	4	5	−2	14
	20	1	3	4	2	14
	51	0	4	4	4	18
	9	1	0	1	−1	2
	24	0	1	1	1	0
	2	0	1	1	2	0
	2	0	0	0	−2	2

Playoffs^[98] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	9	4	3	7	1	0
	9	2	4	6	−4	10
	9	1	4	5	−4	6
	9	1	3	4	1	0
	9	1	3	4	−1	4
	9	1	3	4	3	8
	9	0	4	4	5	8
	9	3	0	3	−1	6
	9	2	1	3	−1	4
	9	2	1	3	1	0
	9	2	0	2	1	2
	9	1	1	2	0	2
	8	1	1	2	1	0
	7	0	2	2	1	2
	9	1	0	1	−4	8
	9	0	1	1	0	6
	9	0	1	1	−7	6
	9	0	0	0	−5	2
	3	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[99] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	29	29	1,753:24	16	11	2	65	2.22	903	.928	2	0	0	6
	33	32	1,822:54	15	14	3	80	2.63	1,014	.921	2	0	0	2
	13	9	640:46	2	4	3	28	2.62	343	.918	0	0	0	2

Playoffs^[100] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	9	9	501:59	4	5	29	3.47	334	.913	0	0	0	0
	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.

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 105. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. Web site: NHL statement on coronavirus . NHL.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
3. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
4. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
5. Web site: Coyotes get OT win over Predators in Game 4 to advance to playoffs . Sportsnet.ca . August 7, 2020 . August 7, 2020.
6. Web site: Sadowski . Rick . Avalanche defeat Coyotes in Game 5, win Western First Round series . NHL.com . August 19, 2020 . August 19, 2020.
7. Web site: Coyotes Announce 2019 Preseason Schedule . NHL.com . August 24, 2019 . June 13, 2019.
8. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Vegas Golden Knights – September 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Los Angeles Kings – Arizona Coyotes – September 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Los Angeles Kings – September 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
11. Web site: Anaheim Ducks – Arizona Coyotes – September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Edmonton Oilers – September 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
13. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Vancouver Canucks – September 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
14. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Anaheim Ducks – September 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
15. Web site: NHL releases 2019-20 regular-season schedule . NHL.com . August 24, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
16. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Anaheim Ducks – October 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Boston Bruins – Arizona Coyotes – October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
18. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights – Arizona Coyotes – October 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Colorado Avalanche – October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Winnipeg Jets – October 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Nashville Predators – Arizona Coyotes – October 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Ottawa Senators – Arizona Coyotes – October 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
23. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – New York Rangers – October 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – New York Islanders – October 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
25. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – New Jersey Devils – October 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Buffalo Sabres – October 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
27. Web site: Montréal Canadiens – Arizona Coyotes – October 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Colorado Avalanche – Arizona Coyotes – November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Edmonton Oilers – November 4th, 2019. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Calgary Flames – November 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets – Arizona Coyotes – November 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Minnesota Wild – Arizona Coyotes – November 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Washington Capitals – November 11th, 2019. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – St. Louis Blues – November 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Minnesota Wild – November 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
36. Web site: Calgary Flames – Arizona Coyotes – November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Los Angeles Kings – Arizona Coyotes – November 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs – Arizona Coyotes – November 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Los Angeles Kings – November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Edmonton Oilers – Arizona Coyotes – November 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Anaheim Ducks – Arizona Coyotes – November 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Vegas Golden Knights – November 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
43. Web site: San Jose Sharks – Arizona Coyotes – November 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Columbus Blue Jackets – December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Philadelphia Flyers – December 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Pittsburgh Penguins – December 6th, 2019. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Chicago Blackhawks – December 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Calgary Flames – Arizona Coyotes – December 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks – Arizona Coyotes – December 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
50. Web site: New Jersey Devils – Arizona Coyotes – December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – San Jose Sharks – December 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Minnesota Wild – Arizona Coyotes – December 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Detroit Red Wings – December 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Nashville Predators – December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Vegas Golden Knights – December 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
56. Web site: Dallas Stars – Arizona Coyotes – December 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
57. Web site: St. Louis Blues – Arizona Coyotes – December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Anaheim Ducks – Arizona Coyotes – January 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers – Arizona Coyotes – January 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Florida Panthers – January 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Tampa Bay Lightning – January 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Carolina Hurricanes – January 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins – Arizona Coyotes – January 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
64. Web site: San Jose Sharks – Arizona Coyotes – January 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Vancouver Canucks – January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Edmonton Oilers – January 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Anaheim Ducks – January 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Los Angeles Kings – Arizona Coyotes – January 30th, 2020. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks – Arizona Coyotes – February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
70. Web site: Edmonton Oilers – Arizona Coyotes – February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes – Arizona Coyotes – February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Boston Bruins – February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Montréal Canadiens – February 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Toronto Maple Leafs – February 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Ottawa Senators – February 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Washington Capitals – Arizona Coyotes – February 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
77. Web site: New York Islanders – Arizona Coyotes – February 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Dallas Stars – February 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – St. Louis Blues – February 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning – Arizona Coyotes – February 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Florida Panthers – Arizona Coyotes – February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Buffalo Sabres – Arizona Coyotes – February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Vancouver Canucks – March 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
84. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Calgary Flames – March 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
85. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Winnipeg Jets – March 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
86. Web site: Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule . NHL.com . NHL.com . July 15, 2020 . July 10, 2020.
87. Web site: Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule . NHL.com . August 9, 2020 . August 9, 2020.
88. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Nashville Predators – August 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
89. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Nashville Predators – August 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
90. Web site: Nashville Predators – Arizona Coyotes – August 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
91. Web site: Nashville Predators – Arizona Coyotes – August 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
92. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Colorado Avalanche – August 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
93. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Colorado Avalanche – August 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
94. Web site: Colorado Avalanche – Arizona Coyotes – August 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
95. Web site: Colorado Avalanche – Arizona Coyotes – August 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
96. Web site: Arizona Coyotes – Colorado Avalanche – August 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
97. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Arizona Coyotes Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . March 10, 2020.
98. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Arizona Coyotes Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . August 20, 2020.
99. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Arizona Coyotes Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . March 10, 2020.
100. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Arizona Coyotes Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . August 20, 2020.