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.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2018 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Arizona 	2–7 	Vegas 	 	Kuemper 	17,567 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 18 	Los Angeles 	2–4 	Arizona 	 	Raanta 	9,807 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 18 	Arizona 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Kuemper 	10,612 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 22 	Anaheim 	1–6 	Arizona 	 	Raanta 	6,559 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 24 	Arizona 	2–4 	Anaheim 	 	Kuemper 	13,834 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	September 27 	Arizona 	2–3 	Edmonton 	OT 	Raanta 	18,347 	3–2–1 	Recap
7 	September 29 	Arizona 	4–1 	Vancouver 	 	Kuemper 	— 	4–2–1 	Recap
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Arizona 	0–3 	Dallas 	 	Raanta 	18,532 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Anaheim 	1–0 	Arizona 	 	Raanta 	17,125 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Arizona 	3–2 	Anaheim 	SO 	Raanta 	17,015 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 13 	Buffalo 	3–0 	Arizona 	 	Raanta 	15,304 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 16 	Arizona 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Kuemper 	18,795 	1–4–0 	2 	Recap
6 	October 18 	Arizona 	4–1 	Chicago 	 	Raanta 	21,210 	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	October 20 	Arizona 	3–5 	Winnipeg 	 	Raanta 	15,321 	2–5–0 	4 	Recap
8 	October 23 	Arizona 	4–1 	Columbus 	 	Kuemper 	11,458 	3–5–0 	6 	Recap
9 	October 25 	Vancouver 	1–4 	Arizona 	 	Kuemper 	12,955 	4–5–0 	8 	Recap
10 	October 27 	Tampa Bay 	1–7 	Arizona 	 	Raanta 	13,623 	5–5–0 	10 	Recap
11 	October 30 	Ottawa 	1–5 	Arizona 	 	Raanta 	13,988 	6–5–0 	12 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of April 6, 2019
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	14	33	47	−21	24
 	81	14	30	44	−16	52
 	72	19	22	41	−19	34
 	72	16	23	39	−4 	14
 	72	15	20	35	−2 	14
 	75	14	19	33	−3 	44
 	66	19	8 	27	6 	22
 	81	7 	20	27	−8 	35
 	76	3 	24	27	−7 	16
 	81	11	14	25	5 	67
 	68	12	10	22	1 	15
 	71	6 	14	20	−3 	12
 	53	5 	15	20	−12	28
 	47	13	5 	18	1 	12
 	71	11	7 	18	−13	27
 	41	9 	7 	16	−2 	8
† 	17	5 	9 	14	−8 	2
 	82	0 	10	10	8 	44
 	52	4 	5 	9 	5 	18
 	35	2 	6 	8 	9 	12
 	50	1 	7 	8 	–2 	22
 	20	2 	5 	7 	–2 	2
‡ 	20	3 	3 	6 	−10	6
‡ 	22	2 	4 	6 	−5 	8
 	41	0 	4 	4 	−9 	13
†‡ 	19	1 	1 	2 	–3 	0
 	5 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	55	55	3,251:15	27	20	8	126	2.33	1,677	.925	5	0	2	14
 	13	11	696:21 	7 	5 	0	32 	2.76	322 	.906	1	0	0	0
 	12	12	687:06 	5 	6 	0	33 	2.88	351 	.906	0	0	1	0
† 	6 	4 	282:38 	0 	4 	0	17 	3.61	157 	.892	0	0	0	0
 	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 	Ref
 	To Chicago BlackhawksCGY's 3rd-round pick in 2018 	To Arizona CoyotesTOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2018 	
 	To San Jose SharksTOR's 3rd-round pick in 2018 	To Arizona Coyotes4th-round pick in 20185th-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Detroit Red WingsConditional 7th-round pick in 2019 	To Arizona CoyotesRobbie Russo 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksAndrew CampbellMacKenzie EntwistleMarcus KrugerJordan Maletta5th-round pick in 2019	To Arizona CoyotesVinnie HinostrozaMarian HossaJordan Oesterle3rd-round pick in 2019	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsRyan MacInnis 	To Arizona CoyotesJacob GravesConditional 6th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksDylan StromeBrendan Perlini 	To Arizona CoyotesNick Schmaltz 	
 	To Anaheim DucksTrevor Murphy 	To Arizona CoyotesGiovanni Fiore 	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersJacob Graves6th-round pick in 2019 	To Arizona CoyotesJordan Weal 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsLaurent DauphinAdam Helewka 	To Arizona CoyotesEmil Pettersson 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensJordan Weal 	To Arizona CoyotesMichael Chaput 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Michael Grabner 	from New Jersey Devils 	3-year 	
 	Joel Hanley 	to Dallas Stars 	1-year 	
 	Zac Rinaldo 	to Nashville Predators 	1-year 	
 	Luke Schenn 	to Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	to Wichita Thunder (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Tye McGinn 	to Manitoba Moose (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Jens Looke 	to Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan)	1-year 	
 	David Ullstrom 	to Dinamo Riga (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Emil Pettersson 	to Växjö Lakers (SHL) 	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Calvin Pickard	from Philadelphia Flyers	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Jens Looke	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
 	 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Kevin Connauton 	2-year 	
 	Niklas Hjalmarsson 	2-year 	
 	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	8-year 	
 	Dakota Mermis 	1-year 	
 	Brad Richardson 	2-year 	
 	Barrett Hayton 	3-year 	
 	Michael Bunting 	1-year 	
 	Laurent Dauphin 	1-year 	
 	Hudson Fasching 	1-year 	
 	Trevor Murphy 	1-year 	
 	Christian Dvorak 	6-year 	
 	Jakob Chychrun 	6-year 	
 	Nathan Schnarr 	3-year 	
 	Jordan Oesterle 	2-year 	
 	Conor Garland 	2-year 	
 	Kevin Bahl 	3-year 	
 	Jan Jenik 	3-year 	
 	Nick Schmaltz 	7-year 	
 	Erik Kallgren 	2-year 	
 	Robbie Russo 	1-year 	
 	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 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 	551 	Kevin Bahl 	D 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 	65 	Jan Jenik 	RW 	 	Benátky nad Jizerou (Czech 1.Liga)
3 	732 	Ty Emberson 	D 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 	1143	Ivan Prosvetov 	G 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 	1424	Michael Callahan	D 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 	1453	Dennis Busby 	D 	 	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6 	158 	David Tendeck 	G 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7 	189 	Liam Kirk 	LW 	 	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.
==References==
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