# 2022–23 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2022–23 Arizona Coyotes season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 27th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 51st overall season, including the World Hockey Association years. It was their first season playing their home games at Mullett Arena, which held the distinction of being the smallest venue in the National Hockey League in the modern 21st century based on seating capacity, accommodating just 4,600 spectators at maximum capacity. This was also the last season where Coyotes games aired on Bally Sports Arizona after previously partnering with the network since the franchise's move to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996; following this season, the Coyotes moved their airing rights to Scripps Sports to air games both in Arizona and Utah, while Bally Sports ultimately shut down for good on October 21, 2023 after losing airing rights to the Coyotes months after already failing to secure airing rights to the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks earlier in the year. The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs on March 24, 2023.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
| 4 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 5 | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 6 | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 30, 2022.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Clayton Keller | 82 | 37 | 49 | 86 | −2 | 49 |
| Nick Schmaltz | 63 | 22 | 36 | 58 | +4 | 20 |
| Matias Maccelli | 64 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 18 |
| Lawson Crouse | 77 | 24 | 21 | 45 | −3 | 35 |
| Barrett Hayton | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | −5 | 42 |
| Travis Boyd | 82 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −32 | 26 |
| Juuso Valimaki | 78 | 4 | 30 | 34 | −10 | 59 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere$^‡$ | 52 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −6 | 28 |
| J.J. Moser | 82 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −12 | 35 |
| Jakob Chychrun$^‡$ | 36 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +8 | 22 |
| Christian Fischer | 80 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −7 | 20 |
| Jack McBain | 82 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −8 | 64 |
| Nick Bjugstad$^‡$ | 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | +7 | 26 |
| Nick Ritchie$^‡$ | 58 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −15 | 43 |
| Dylan Guenther | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −7 | 10 |
| Liam O'Brien | 56 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −5 | 114 |
| Victor Soderstrom | 30 | 0 | 9 | 9 | −3 | 24 |
| Josh Brown | 68 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −18 | 87 |
| Troy Stecher$^‡$ | 61 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −3 | 29 |
| Brett Ritchie$^†$ | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 75 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −7 | 30 |
| Connor Mackey$^†$ | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 39 |
| Michael Carcone | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 |
| Michael Kesselring | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| Zack Kassian | 51 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −18 | 50 |
| Milos Kelemen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 23 |
| Laurent Dauphin | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 10 |
| Jan Jenik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Bokondji Imama | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Dysin Mayo$^‡$ | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 8 |
| Nathan Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Karel Vejmelka | 50 | 49 | 2,940:50 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 168 | 3.43 | 1,670 | .900 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Connor Ingram | 27 | 26 | 1,586:40 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 89 | 3.37 | 960 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Prosvetov | 7 | 7 | 422:02 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3.98 | 234 | .880 | 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.

## Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) | To Edmonton OilersCOL 1st-round pick in 2022 | To Arizona CoyotesZack Kassian 1st-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2025 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
| July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) | To San Jose SharksCAR 1st-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2022 NYI 2nd-round pick in 2022 | To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2022 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Chicago BlackhawksDAL 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To Arizona CoyotesEDM 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To San Jose SharksVAN 7th-round pick in 2023 | To Arizona Coyotes7th-round pick in 2022 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To New York RangersTy Emberson | To Arizona CoyotesPatrik Nemeth 2nd-round pick in 2025 Conditional$^1$ 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
| November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) | To Toronto Maple LeafsConor Timmins | To Arizona CoyotesCurtis Douglas |
| February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22) | To Vegas Golden KnightsDysin Mayo | To Arizona CoyotesShea Weber 5th-round pick in 2023 |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To Chicago BlackhawksVili Saarijarvi Andy Welinski Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Arizona CoyotesConditional 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To New York RangersPatrick Kane Cooper Zech | To Arizona CoyotesConditional 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | To Carolina HurricanesShayne Gostisbehere | To Arizona Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2026 |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | To Ottawa SenatorsJakob Chychrun | To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2023 WSH 2nd-round in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Columbus Blue JacketsJon Gillies | To Arizona CoyotesJakub Voracek 6th-round pick in 2023 |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | To Edmonton OilersNick Bjugstad$^1$ Cam Dineen | To Arizona CoyotesMichael Kesselring 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Calgary FlamesNick Ritchie Troy Stecher | To Arizona CoyotesConnor Mackey Brett Ritchie |
| March 9, 2023 (2023-03-09) | To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations | To Arizona CoyotesSteven Kampfer |
| June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) | To Los Angeles KingsMTL 2nd-round pick in 2024 | To Arizona CoyotesSean Durzi |
Notes:
* Arizona will either receive a 3rd-round pick in 2024 or a 2nd-round pick in 2026 at their own choosing.
* Arizona retains 50% of Bjugstad's salary.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nick Bjugstad | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Josh Brown | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Laurent Dauphin | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Jon Gillies | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Troy Stecher | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Jean-Sebastien Dea | Montreal Canadiens | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Lukas Klok | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) | 1-year† | Free agency |
| September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) | Jonas Johansson | Colorado Avalanche | | Waivers |
| October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) | Juuso Valimaki | Calgary Flames | | Waivers |
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Connor Ingram | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |
| June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) | Patrik Koch | HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Kyle Capobianco | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Harri Sateri | EHC Biel (NL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) | Dmitrij Jaskin | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) | Blake Speers | Västerås IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) | Cole Hults | HC Bozen–Bolzano (ICEHL) | | Free agency |
| August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) | Phil Kessel | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) | Anton Stralman | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) | Jonas Johansson | Colorado Avalanche | | Waivers |
| October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29) | Lukas Klok | | | Contract termination |
| May 9, 2023 (2023-05-09) | Ronald Knot | Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) | 3-year‡ | Free agency |
| June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01) | Laurent Dauphin | HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) | 1-year‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) | Cam Dineen | 1-year |
| July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) | Christian Fischer | 1-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Bokondji Imama | 1-year |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Conor Geekie | 3-year† |
| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | Lawson Crouse | 5-year |
| August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) | Maveric Lamoureux | 3-year† |
| September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) | Barrett Hayton | 2-year |
| January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24) | Juuso Valimaki | 1-year‡ |
| March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16) | Josh Doan | 3-year†‡ |
| May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01) | Maksymilian Szuber | 3-year†‡ |
| May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03) | Aku Raty | 2-year†‡ |
| June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20) | Steven Kampfer | 1-year‡ |
| June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21) | Michael Carcone | 2-year‡ |
| June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25) | Connor Ingram | 3-year‡ |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | Ryan McGregor | 1-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 3 | Logan Cooley | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 1 | 11$^1$ | Conor Geekie | C | Canada | Winnipeg Ice (WHL) |
| 1 | 29$^2$ | Maveric Lamoureux | D | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 36$^4$ | Artem Duda | D | Russia | Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) |
| 2 | 43$^5$ | Julian Lutz | LW | Germany | EHC Red Bull München (DEL) |
| 3 | 67 | Miko Matikka | RW | Finland | Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 3 | 94$^6$ | Jeremy Langlois | D | Canada | Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 131 | Matthew Morden | D | Canada | St. Andrew's College (CAHS) |
| 6 | 163 | Maksymilian Szuber | D | Germany | EHC Red Bull München (DEL) |
| 7 | 204$^9$ | Adam Zlnka | RW | Slovakia | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
Notes:
* The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Carolina's first-round-pick in 2022 (27th overall), a second-round pick in 2022 (34th overall) and the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Colorado's first-round pick in 2022 (32nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Zack Kassian, a third-round pick in 2024, a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent a first-round pick in 2022 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Carolina's first-round pick in 2022 (27th overall), the Islanders' second-round pick in 2022 (45th overall) and this pick.
* The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 22, 2021, that sent future considerations to Philadelphia in exchange for Shayne Gostisbehere, St. Louis' seventh-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Adin Hill and a seventh-round pick in 2022 to San Jose in exchange for Josef Korenar and this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent Dallas' third-round pick in 2023 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Bryan Little and Nathan Smith to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Josef Korenar and a second-round pick in 2022 to Arizona in exchange for Adin Hill and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent Vancouver's seventh-round pick in 2023 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.