2020–21 Arizona Coyotes season

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2020–21 Arizona Coyotes
Division 5th West
2020–21 record 24–26–6
Home record 12–12–4
Road record 12–14–2
Goals for 153
Goals against 176
Team information
General Manager Bill Armstrong
Coach Rick Tocchet
Captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Alternate captains Derick Brassard
Niklas Hjalmarsson
Phil Kessel
Arena Gila River Arena
Minor league affiliations Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Phil Kessel (20)
Assists Conor Garland (27)
Points Phil Kessel (43)
Penalties in minutes Lawson Crouse (46)
Plus/minus Victor Soderstrom (+4)
Wins Darcy Kuemper (10)
Goals against average Darcy Kuemper (2.56)
<2019–20 2021–22>

The 2020–21 Arizona Coyotes season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 25th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 49th overall, including the World Hockey Association years. This would have been the final year of the Coyotes being in the Pacific Division in the 2020–21 season before the new NHL expansion team the Seattle Kraken enters into the Pacific Division in the 2021–22 NHL season.[2] However, on December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Coyotes played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.

On May 5, 2021, the Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention after a 4–2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

West Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche 56 39 13 4 35 197 133 +64 82
2 x – Vegas Golden Knights 56 40 14 2 30 191 124 +67 82
3 x – Minnesota Wild 56 35 16 5 27 181 160 +21 75
4 x – St. Louis Blues 56 27 20 9 19 169 170 −1 63
5 e – Arizona Coyotes 56 24 26 6 19 153 176 −23 54
6 e – Los Angeles Kings 56 21 28 7 19 143 170 −27 49
7 e – San Jose Sharks 56 21 28 7 15 151 199 −48 49
8 e – Anaheim Ducks 56 17 30 9 11 126 179 −53 43
Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on December 23, 2020.[5]

2020–21 game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)       Postponement

Draft picks

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Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 49 Forfeited pick[lower-alpha 1]
4 111 Mitchell Miller (renounced)[lower-alpha 2] D United States United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5 142 Carson Bantle LW United States United States Michigan Tech (WCHA)
6 173 Filip Barklund C Sweden Sweden Orebro Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 192 Elliot Ekefjard RW Sweden Sweden Malmö Redhawks Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 204 Ben McCartney LW Canada Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Draft notes

  1. The Coyotes' second-round pick in 2020 was 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 included the forfeiture of a first-round pick in 2021.[67]
  2. After controversy with Mitchell Miller, the Coyotes decided to renounce the pick on October 29, 2020.[68][69]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fans were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The following games have been rescheduled:[18]
    • Arizona at St. Louis originally scheduled for March 29, is now scheduled for February 6.
    • Arizona at St. Louis originally scheduled for March 31, is now scheduled for February 8.
  3. The following game has been rescheduled:[22]
    • St. Louis at Arizona originally scheduled for April 15, is now scheduled for February 12.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The following games have been rescheduled:[17]
    • Colorado at Arizona originally scheduled for February 25, is now scheduled for February 26.
    • Arizona at Los Angeles originally scheduled for April 23, is now scheduled for March 3.
    • Arizona at Anaheim originally scheduled for March 16, is now scheduled for March 20.

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