user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: Which game has an opponent of phoenix coyotes and was before Dec 9?
Columns: ['Game', 'December', 'Opponent', 'Score', 'Record']
Types: ['real', 'real', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [27.0, 1.0, 'Montreal Canadiens', '6 - 2', '10-13-4']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT AVG("Game") FROM "Table" WHERE "Opponent" = 'phoenix coyotes' AND "December" < 9.0;