# 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 47th overall, including the World Hockey Association years. On April 4, 2019, the Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention after the Colorado Avalanche's 3–2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets. However, the team secured their first winning season since 2013-14.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Calgary Flames | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 50 | 289 | 227 | +62 | 107 |
| 2 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 46 | 289 | 261 | +28 | 101 |
| 3 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 40 | 249 | 230 | +19 | 93 |
| 4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 213 | 223 | −10 | 86 |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 29 | 225 | 254 | −29 | 81 |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 199 | 251 | −52 | 80 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 32 | 232 | 274 | −42 | 79 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 28 | 202 | 263 | −61 | 71 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 210 | 202 | +8 | 93 |
| 2 | CE | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 36 | 260 | 246 | +14 | 90 |
| 3 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 213 | 223 | −10 | 86 |
| 4 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 270 | 292 | −22 | 84 |
| 5 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 211 | 237 | −26 | 83 |
| 6 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 29 | 225 | 254 | −29 | 81 |
| 7 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 199 | 251 | −52 | 80 |
| 8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 32 | 232 | 274 | −42 | 79 |
| 9 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 28 | 202 | 263 | −61 | 71 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Clayton Keller | 82 | 14 | 33 | 47 | −21 | 24 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 81 | 14 | 30 | 44 | −16 | 52 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 72 | 19 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 34 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 72 | 16 | 23 | 39 | −4 | 14 |
| Derek Stepan | 72 | 15 | 20 | 35 | −2 | 14 |
| Richard Panik | 75 | 14 | 19 | 33 | −3 | 44 |
| Brad Richardson | 66 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 22 |
| Nick Cousins | 81 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −8 | 35 |
| Alex Goligoski | 76 | 3 | 24 | 27 | −7 | 16 |
| Lawson Crouse | 81 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 67 |
| Josh Archibald | 68 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 15 |
| Jordan Oesterle | 71 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −3 | 12 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 53 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −12 | 28 |
| Conor Garland | 47 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 12 |
| Christian Fischer | 71 | 11 | 7 | 18 | −13 | 27 |
| Michael Grabner | 41 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −2 | 8 |
| Nick Schmaltz$^†$ | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −8 | 2 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 82 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| Mario Kempe | 52 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| Jason Demers | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Kevin Connauton | 50 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −2 | 22 |
| Christian Dvorak | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
| Dylan Strome$^‡$ | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −10 | 6 |
| Brendan Perlini$^‡$ | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 8 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −9 | 13 |
| Jordan Weal$^{†‡}$ | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Michael Bunting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Capobianco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Dakota Mermis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Laurent Dauphin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Darcy Kuemper | 55 | 55 | 3,251:15 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 126 | 2.33 | 1,677 | .925 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Adin Hill | 13 | 11 | 696:21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2.76 | 322 | .906 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antti Raanta | 12 | 12 | 687:06 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2.88 | 351 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calvin Pickard$^†$ | 6 | 4 | 282:38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3.61 | 157 | .892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Miska | 1 | 0 | 18:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.28 | 9 | .889 | 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 2018–19 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | To Chicago BlackhawksCGY's 3rd-round pick in 2018 | To Arizona CoyotesTOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018 CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2018 |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | To San Jose SharksTOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018 | To Arizona Coyotes4th-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018 |
| June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) | To Detroit Red WingsConditional 7th-round pick in 2019 | To Arizona CoyotesRobbie Russo |
| July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) | To Chicago BlackhawksAndrew Campbell MacKenzie Entwistle Marcus Kruger Jordan Maletta 5th-round pick in 2019 | To Arizona CoyotesVinnie Hinostroza Marian Hossa Jordan Oesterle 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) | To Columbus Blue JacketsRyan MacInnis | To Arizona CoyotesJacob Graves Conditional 6th-round pick in 2019 |
| November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) | To Chicago BlackhawksDylan Strome Brendan Perlini | To Arizona CoyotesNick Schmaltz |
| December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28) | To Anaheim DucksTrevor Murphy | To Arizona CoyotesGiovanni Fiore |
| January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) | To Philadelphia FlyersJacob Graves 6th-round pick in 2019 | To Arizona CoyotesJordan Weal |
| February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08) | To Nashville PredatorsLaurent Dauphin Adam Helewka | To Arizona CoyotesEmil Pettersson |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Montreal CanadiensJordan Weal | To Arizona CoyotesMichael Chaput |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Michael Grabner | from New Jersey Devils | 3-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Joel Hanley | to Dallas Stars | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Zac Rinaldo | to Nashville Predators | 1-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Luke Schenn | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year |
| August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) | Pierre-Cedric Labrie | to Wichita Thunder (ECHL) | 1-year |
| September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) | Tye McGinn | to Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year |
| May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15) | Jens Looke | to Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) | 1-year |
| May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30) | David Ullstrom | to Dinamo Riga (KHL) | 1-year |
| June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13) | Emil Pettersson | to Växjö Lakers (SHL) | 2-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29) | Calvin Pickard | from Philadelphia Flyers | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) | Kevin Connauton | 2-year |
| June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) | Niklas Hjalmarsson | 2-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 8-year |
| July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) | Dakota Mermis | 1-year |
| July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) | Brad Richardson | 2-year |
| July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) | Barrett Hayton | 3-year |
| July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) | Michael Bunting | 1-year |
| July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) | Laurent Dauphin | 1-year |
| July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) | Hudson Fasching | 1-year |
| July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) | Trevor Murphy | 1-year |
| August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09) | Christian Dvorak | 6-year |
| November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13) | Jakob Chychrun | 6-year |
| December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10) | Nathan Schnarr | 3-year |
| February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20) | Jordan Oesterle | 2-year |
| February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27) | Conor Garland | 2-year |
| March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) | Kevin Bahl | 3-year |
| March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29) | Jan Jenik | 3-year |
| March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30) | Nick Schmaltz | 7-year |
| April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05) | Erik Kallgren | 2-year |
| June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06) | Robbie Russo | 1-year |
| June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) | Ilya Lyubushkin | 1-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 5 | Barrett Hayton | C | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 2 | 55$^1$ | Kevin Bahl | D | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 3 | 65 | Jan Jenik | RW | Czech Republic | HC Benátky nad Jizerou (Czech 1.Liga) |
| 3 | 73$^2$ | Ty Emberson | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 114$^3$ | Ivan Prosvetov | G | Russia | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 5 | 142$^4$ | Michael Callahan | D | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 5 | 145$^3$ | Dennis Busby | D | Canada | Flint Firebirds (OHL) |
| 6 | 158 | David Tendeck | G | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 7 | 189 | Liam Kirk | LW | Great Britain | Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) |
Notes:
* The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017, that sent Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a fourth-round pick in 2017 to Minnesota in exchange for Grayson Downing, a first-round pick in 2017, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on May 3, 2018, that sent Jordan Martinook and a fourth-round pick in 2018 to Carolina in exchange for Marcus Kruger and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round and fifth-round picks went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) to San Jose in exchange for their 2018 fourth-round pick (114th overall) and fifth-round pick (145th overall). Arizona had acquired Toronto's third-round pick in a trade for the Calgary Flames' third-round pick (74th overall), which the Coyotes had as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sent Mike Smith to Calgary in exchange for Chad Johnson, Brandon Hickey and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2018 (74th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) and this pick.