# 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

## Off-season

On June 22, 2017, the Coyotes announced they have mutually parted ways with head coach Dave Tippett. He was named the team's 17th head coach on September 24, 2009. During his tenure, the team went 282–257–83, and made the postseason three times, but only won two series.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 272 | 228 | +44 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 40 | 235 | 216 | +19 | 101 |
| 3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 252 | 229 | +23 | 100 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 98 |
| 5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 218 | 248 | −30 | 84 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 234 | 263 | −29 | 78 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 218 | 264 | −46 | 73 |
| 8 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 208 | 256 | −48 | 70 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
| 3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
| 4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 218 | 248 | −30 | 84 |
| 6 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 234 | 263 | −29 | 78 |
| 7 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
| 8 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 218 | 264 | −46 | 73 |
| 9 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 208 | 256 | −48 | 70 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.

### Regular season

The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
2017–18 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Clayton Keller | 82 | 23 | 42 | 65 | −7 | 24 |
| Derek Stepan | 82 | 14 | 42 | 56 | −7 | 26 |
| Max Domi | 82 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −7 | 73 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 82 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −28 | 44 |
| Christian Dvorak | 78 | 15 | 22 | 37 | −19 | 22 |
| Alex Goligoski | 78 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −31 | 26 |
| Christian Fischer | 79 | 15 | 18 | 33 | −17 | 14 |
| Brendan Perlini | 74 | 17 | 13 | 30 | −2 | 28 |
| Kevin Connauton | 73 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 20 |
| Jason Demers | 69 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −4 | 37 |
| Nick Cousins | 71 | 12 | 7 | 19 | −7 | 31 |
| Richard Panik$^†$ | 35 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 12 |
| Tobias Rieder$^‡$ | 58 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −11 | 6 |
| Anthony Duclair$^‡$ | 33 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −5 | 10 |
| Jordan Martinook | 81 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −24 | 45 |
| Brad Richardson | 76 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −24 | 45 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Josh Archibald$^†$ | 39 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −2 | 25 |
| Dylan Strome | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −3 | 18 |
| Zac Rinaldo | 53 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 44 |
| Luke Schenn | 64 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −12 | 35 |
| Mario Kempe | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Trevor Murphy | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Clendening$^‡$ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Lawson Crouse | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 7 |
| Joel Hanley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Capobianco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Laurent Dauphin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Freddie Hamilton$^†$ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Merkley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dakota Mermis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Antti Raanta | 47 | 46 | 2,599:07 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 97 | 2.24 | 1388 | .930 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood$^‡$ | 20 | 17 | 1,096:30 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 3.45 | 587 | .893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Kuemper$^†$ | 10 | 10 | 596:40 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 3.22 | 317 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adin Hill | 4 | 4 | 240:45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3.49 | 129 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Domingue$^‡$ | 7 | 5 | 387:45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 4.33 | 194 | .856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Langhamer | 1 | 0 | 28:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 1.000 | 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 2017–18 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23) | To Chicago BlackhawksLaurent Dauphin Connor Murphy | To Arizona CoyotesNiklas Hjalmarsson |
| July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23) | To New York RangersTony DeAngelo 1st-round pick in 2017 | To Arizona CoyotesDerek Stepan Antti Raanta |
| October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) | To New Jersey DevilsCGY's 5th-round pick in 2018 | To Arizona CoyotesScott Wedgewood |
| November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) | To Tampa Bay LightningLouis Domingue | To Arizona CoyotesMichael Leighton Tye McGinn |
| December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14) | To New Jersey DevilsMichael Latta | To Arizona CoyotesRyan Kujawinski |
| December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMichael Leighton 4th-round pick in 2019 | To Arizona CoyotesJosh Archibald Sean Maguire 6th-round pick in 2019 |
| January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) | To Chicago BlackhawksAdam Clendening Anthony Duclair | To Arizona CoyotesLaurent Dauphin Richard Panik |
| January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22) | To Columbus Blue JacketsFuture considerations | To Arizona CoyotesJohn Ramage |
| February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) | To Los Angeles KingsTobias Rieder Scott Wedgewood | To Arizona CoyotesDarcy Kuemper |
| February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) | To Columbus Blue JacketsRyan Kujawinski | To Arizona CoyotesJordan Maletta |
| February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) | To Nashville PredatorsTyler Gaudet John Ramage | To Arizona CoyotesPierre-Cedric Labrie Trevor Murphy |
| May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) | To Carolina HurricanesJordan Martinook 3rd-round pick in 2018 | To Arizona CoyotesMarcus Kruger 4th-round pick in 2018 |
| June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) | To Buffalo SabresRights to Brandon Hickey Rights to Mike Sislo | To Arizona CoyotesHudson Fasching |
| June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) | To San Jose SharksKyle Wood | To Arizona CoyotesAdam Helewka |
| June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) | To Montreal CanadiensMax Domi | To Arizona CoyotesAlex Galchenyuk |
Notes:
* $^{Note1}$ Arizona to retain 15% of salary as part of trade.

### Player signings

The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | Nick Cousins | 2-year, $2 million |
| July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21) | Tyler Gaudet* | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22) | Jordan Martinook | 2-year, $3.6 million |
| July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) | Marek Langhamer* | 1-year, $660,000 |
| September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03) | Anthony Duclair | 1-year, $1.2 million |
| December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract |
| February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) | Darcy Kuemper | 2-year, $3.7 million contract extension |
| March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) | Tyler Steenbergen | 3-year, $2.625 million contract extension |
| March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) | Merrick Madsen | 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract |
| April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) | Antti Raanta | 3-year, $12.75 million contract extension |
| May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) | Mario Kempe* | 1-year, $700,000 contract extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 23$^1$ | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | Canada | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 44$^2$ | Filip Westerlund | D | Sweden | Frölunda HC (SHL) |
| 3 | 69$^3$ | MacKenzie Entwistle | C | Canada | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) |
| 3 | 75$^4$ | Nathan Schnarr | C | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | 82$^5$ | Cameron Crotty | D | Canada | Brockville Braves (CCHL) |
| 4 | 108$^6$ | Noel Hoefenmayer | D | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 5 | 126$^7$ | Michael Karow | D | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 5 | 128 | Tyler Steenbergen | C | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 7 | 190 | Erik Walli Walterholm | RW | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF (J18 Allsvenskan) |
Notes:
* The Minnesota Wild's first-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 second-round pick in 2018, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
* The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (75th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.
* The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Maxim Letunov and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 (44th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.
* The Calgary Flames' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017 that sent Michael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second and third-round picks both in 2017 (44th and 75th overall) and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2017 (78th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for St. Louis' third-round pick in 2017 (82nd overall) and this pick.