2021–22 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2021–22 Arizona Coyotes season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 26th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 50th overall season, including the World Hockey Association years.
The Coyotes returned to the Central Division for the 2021–22 season. The franchise was previously part of this division from the time of its formation in 1993 (when the team was still based in Manitoba) through to the end of its second season in Arizona in 1998. The modern Winnipeg Jets are also in the Central, thus for the first time that city's original NHL franchise will be in the same division as its current team. The league's new expansion team the Seattle Kraken took the Coyotes' place in the Pacific Division.
This was the Coyotes' final season at Gila River Arena, as the city of Glendale decided not to renew the team's operating agreement with the city.
The Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention following a 6–1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on March 28, 2022.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The team's preseason schedule was released on August 9, 2021.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 27 	Los Angeles 	1–2 	Arizona 	 	Thornton 	7,532 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 29 	Arizona 	4–1 	Anaheim 	 	Prosvetov 	— 	2–0–0 	
3 	October 2 	Anaheim 	3–4 	Arizona 	 	Vejmelka 	8,990 	3–0–0 	
4 	October 3 	Arizona 	3–6 	Dallas 	 	Korenar 	— 	3–1–0 	
5 	October 5 	Arizona 	4–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Hutton 	— 	4–1–0 	
6 	October 7 	Arizona 	3–1 	Vegas 	 	Vejmelka 	16,883 	5–1–0 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Regular season===
The team's regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players are planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)	October: 0–8–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 14 	Arizona 	2–8 	Columbus 	 	Hutton 	17,813 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 16 	Arizona 	1–2 	Buffalo 	SO 	Vejmelka 	7,872 	0–1–1 	1 	
3 	October 18 	St. Louis 	7–4 	Arizona 	 	Hutton 	15,235 	0–2–1 	1 	
4 	October 21 	Edmonton 	5–1 	Arizona 	 	Vejmelka 	9,748 	0–3–1 	1 	
5 	October 23 	NY Islanders 	3–0 	Arizona 	 	Vejmelka 	11,690 	0–4–1 	1 	
6 	October 25 	Arizona 	3–5 	Florida 	 	Vejmelka 	13,943 	0–5–1 	1 	
7 	October 28 	Arizona 	1–5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Prosvetov 	19,092 	0–6–1 	1 	
8 	October 29 	Arizona 	0–2 	Washington 	 	Vejmelka 	18,573 	0–7–1 	1 	
9 	October 31 	Arizona 	1–2 	Carolina 	 	Vejmelka 	14,343 	0–8–1 	1 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	67	28	35	63	+3 	28
 	63	23	36	59	+1 	14
 	82	8 	44	52	−24	40
 	82	14	37	51	−23	26
 	74	17	18	35	−10	34
 	65	20	14	34	−9 	52
 	60	10	14	24	−8 	20
 	74	8 	15	23	−16	12
 	47	7 	14	21	−20	47
 	60	6 	15	21	−11	32
 	73	3 	16	19	−18	6
‡ 	29	6 	9 	15	−3 	30
 	43	4 	11	15	−10	16
† 	24	10	4 	14	−7 	20
 	51	7 	5 	12	−20	47
 	67	4 	8 	12	−22	27
 	53	5 	5 	10	−15	14
 	45	2 	7 	9 	−12	38
‡ 	46	0 	9 	9 	−6 	26
 	53	4 	4 	8 	−16	59
‡ 	26	4 	3 	7 	−3 	35
 	34	0 	7 	7 	−16	4
 	21	4 	2 	6 	−8 	14
 	23	1 	5 	6 	−10	4
 	10	2 	2 	4 	−1 	2
†‡ 	24	0 	4 	4 	−3 	4
 	39	2 	1 	3 	+1 	106
 	10	2 	1 	3 	−6 	6
 	13	2 	1 	3 	−6 	11
 	32	1 	2 	3 	0 	6
 	33	1 	1 	2 	−20	27
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	5
 	12	0 	1 	1 	−6 	4
 	11	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−6 	0
 	16	0 	0 	0 	−7 	6
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	52	49	2,773:14	13	32	3	170	3.68	1,669	.898	1	0	0	0
†‡ 	26	23	1,481:26	10	12	2	78 	3.16	878 	.911	0	0	0	0
 	6 	4 	298:22 	2 	2 	1	21 	4.22	157 	.866	0	0	0	0
 	2 	0 	70:18 	0 	0 	0	3 	2.56	35 	.914	0	0	0	0
 	3 	3 	185:00 	0 	2 	1	13 	4.22	104 	.875	0	0	0	0
‡ 	3 	3 	115:58 	0 	2 	0	15 	7.76	58 	.741	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 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To San Jose SharksAdin Hill7th-round pick in 2022 	To Arizona CoyotesJosef Korenar2nd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To New York IslandersFuture considerations 	To Arizona CoyotesAndrew LaddCOL 2nd-round pick in 2021 (Janis Jerome Moser)Conditional1 2nd-round pick in 2022Conditional2 3rd-round pick in 2023	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersFuture considerations 	To Arizona CoyotesShayne Gostisbehere2nd-round pick in 2022STL 7th-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksOliver Ekman-LarssonConor Garland	To Arizona CoyotesLoui ErikssonAntoine RousselJay Beagle1st-round pick in 2021 (Dylan Guenther)2nd-round pick in 20227th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsBrayden BurkeTyler Steenbergen 	To Arizona CoyotesCole HultsBokondji Imama 	
 	To Florida Panthers7th-round pick in 2023 	To Arizona CoyotesAnton StralmanVladislav Kolyachonok2nd-round pick in 2024 	
 	To San Jose SharksLane Pederson 	To Arizona Coyotes4th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan DzingelIlya Lyubushkin 	To Arizona CoyotesNick RitchieConditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 or      3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCarter Hutton 	To Arizona CoyotesFuture considerations 	
 	To Boston BruinsMichael Callahan 	To Arizona Coyotes7th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To Dallas StarsScott Wedgewood 	To Arizona CoyotesConditional3 4th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Minnesota WildVAN 2nd-round pick in 2022 	To Arizona CoyotesJack McBain 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningRiley Nash 	To Arizona CoyotesFuture considerations 	
 	To Washington CapitalsJohan Larsson 	To Arizona Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Winnipeg Jets4th-round pick in 2022 	To Arizona CoyotesBryan LittleNathan Smith 	
Notes:
# Arizona will receive the earliest of either the Colorado Avalanche's or the New York Islanders' second-round pick in 2022.
# Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2023 if Ladd does not play in any professional games in 2022–23 under his current contract and does not retire prior to the conclusion of the 2022–23 regular season; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.
# Arizona will receive a 3rd-round pick in 2023 if the Dallas Stars qualify for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Ryan Dzingel 	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency	
 	Carter Hutton 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dmitrij Jaskin 	Dynamo Moscow (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Liam O'Brien 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Michael Carcone	Nashville Predators	2-year	Free agency	
 	Travis Boyd 	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Alex Galchenyuk	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	
 	Anson Thornton 	Sarnia Sting (OHL) 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Scott Wedgewood	New Jersey Devils 	 	Waivers 	
 	Riley Nash 	Tampa Bay Lightning	 	Waivers 	
 	Harri Sateri 	Toronto Maple Leafs	 	Waivers 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Tyler Pitlick 	Seattle Kraken 	 	Expansion draft 	
 	Michael Bunting 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Alex Goligoski 	Minnesota Wild 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	John Hayden 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Dryden Hunt 	New York Rangers 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Jordan Oesterle 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Antti Raanta 	Arizona Coyotes 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Michael Chaput 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Derick Brassard 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Nate Sucese 	Iowa Wild (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Aaron Ness 	Providence Bruins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Frederik Gauthier 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Vladislav Provolnev	 	 	Contract termination	
 	Vladislav Provolnev	CSKA Moscow (KHL) 	3-year	Free agency 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Contract type	Ref
 	Liam Kirk 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Hudson Fasching	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Cam Dineen 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Dysin Mayo 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Blake Speers 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Bokondji Imama 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Conor Timmins 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Janis Moser 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Dylan Guenther 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Dysin Mayo 	3-year	Extension 	
 	Travis Boyd 	2-year	Extension 	
 	Liam O'Brien 	2-year	Extension 	
 	Jack McBain 	2-year	Entry-level 	
 	Karel Vejmelka 	3-year	Extension 	
 	Nathan Smith 	2-year	Entry-level 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Arizona Coyotes selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	9 	Dylan Guenther 	RW 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
1 	11 	Forfeited pick1 	 	 	
2 	37 	Josh Doan 	RW 	 	Chicago Steel (USHL)
2 	43 	Ilya Fedotov 	LW 	 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
2 	60 	Janis Moser 	D 	 	EHC Biel (NL)
4 	107	Emil Martinsen Lilleberg	D 	 	Sparta Warriors (Eliteserien)
4 	122	Rasmus Korhonen 	G 	 	Ässät (U20 SM-sarja)
5 	139	Manix Landry 	C 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
6 	171	Cal Thomas 	D 	 	Maple Grove Crimson (USHS-MN)
;Notes
# The Arizona Coyotes' first-round pick will be forfeited as the result of a penalty sanction due to violations of the NHL Combine Testing Policy during the 2019–20 NHL season. The penalty includes the forfeiture of a second-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
==References==
Category:Arizona Coyotes seasons
Category:2021–22 NHL season by team