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Coyotes' Nathan Smith: Returned to AHL
Smith was reassigned to AHL Tucson on Saturday.
Smith played four games this week, after his recall March 24. He did not pick up a point but had a couple of shots on goal and six hits during his brief stay.
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Coyotes' Christian Fischer: Adds assist in loss
Fischer notched an assist in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Stars.
Fischer has a goal and an assist over his last three outings following a seven-game point drought. The 25-year-old winger is up to 12 goals, 12 helpers, 116 shots on net, 120 hits and a minus-7 rating through 74 appearances. He continues to provide solid depth offense in a middle-six role.
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Coyotes' Clayton Keller: Keeps streak alive with helper
Keller logged a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Stars.
Keller kept his point streak alive by setting up Juuso Valimaki's first-period tally. The assist gave Keller 11 tallies and 12 helpers over his 14-game hot stretch. The 24-year-old is up to 82 points (20 on the power play) with 201 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 76 appearances. He's now guaranteed to finish at a point-per-game pace for the first time in his career.
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Coyotes' Connor Mackey: Snaps 11-game point drought
Mackey tallied a goal in a 5-2 loss to Dallas on Friday.
Mackey gave Arizona a 2-1 lead with his marker late in the first period, but the Coyotes couldn't maintain their edge. It was his third marker and sixth point in 24 contests this season. He hadn't provided a point over his previous 11 outings, though he did record 16 PIM and 35 hits in that span, and he now has 29 and 52, respectively, overall in 2022-23.
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Coyotes' Juuso Valimaki: Collects power-play goal
Valimaki provided a goal in a 5-2 loss to Dallas on Friday.
Valimaki didn't score a goal and had just one assist over his previous five contests. The marker ending that slump came early in the first period and was scored on the power play. He's up to four goals and 33 points in 72 outings this season, including 12 points with the man advantage.
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Coyotes' Travis Boyd: Gets two assists in loss
Boyd registered two assists in a 5-2 loss to Dallas on Friday.
Boyd's first helper was recorded while the Coyotes had the man advantage. Through 76 games this season, he has 14 goals and 32 points, including nine power-play points. Boyd snapped a five-game scoring drought.
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Coyotes' Karel Vejmelka: Falls to Stars
Vejmelka allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 5-2 loss to Dallas on Friday.
Vejmelka lost his fourth straight game during which he's allowed 14 goals on 114 shots. Arizona had a 2-1 lead going into the first intermission Friday, but Vejmelka allowed two goals on 11 shots in the second period to surrender the lead, and Arizona never got it back. He's 18-23-5 with a 3.38 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 48 outings this season.
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Coyotes' Ivan Prosvetov: In goal Saturday
Prosvetov will guard the home goal Saturday versus the Sharks, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.
Prosvetov will play for the first time in seven games after Karel Vejmelka took the loss Friday versus the Stars. Through three starts this season, Prosvetov is 3-0-0 with five goals allowed on 105 shots. He'll be a solid streaming option for Saturday's game.
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Coyotes' Laurent Dauphin: Returns to lineup Saturday
Dauphin (upper body) will return to the lineup versus San Jose on Saturday.
Dauphin will not be available Friday versus the Stars. He has missed the last three games. Dauphin has yet to pick up a point in 16 NHL games this season.
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Coyotes' Karel Vejmelka: Starting Friday
Vejmelka will defend the home crease versus Dallas on Friday.
Vejmelka has lost his last three starts, giving up 10 goals on 84 shots in losses to Winnipeg, Colorado and Edmonton. The netminder is 18-22-5 with a 3.37 GAA and .902 save percentage. He will face the Stars, who are tied for seventh in NHL scoring, averaging 3.41 goals per game.
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Coyotes' Clayton Keller: Ups point streak to 13 games
Keller logged an assist, five shots on goal and two PIM in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
Keller has racked up 11 goals and 11 assists during his 13-game point streak. The 24-year-old owns the longest streak during the franchise's Arizona era, and he's not mailing it in to close out the year. The winger is up to 81 points, 201 shots on net, 43 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 75 appearances.
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Coyotes' Jack McBain: Dishes pair of helpers
McBain provided two assists, six hits and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
McBain helped out on both of Matias Maccelli's tallies in this contest. Through 15 games in March, McBain has emerged as a solid middle-six forward with three goals, seven helpers, a plus-6 rating and a punishing 62 hits. The 23-year-old center has 22 points, 270 hits, 81 shots on net, 55 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 75 outings overall.
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Coyotes' Nick Schmaltz: Keeps up playmaking run
Schmaltz logged two assists, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
Schmaltz's assist streak is up to six games, a span in which he has eight helpers and a plus-8 rating. The 27-year-old helped out on both of Barrett Hayton's tallies in this contests. Schmaltz is up to 54 points (21 tallies, 33 assists), 114 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a plus-i rating through 56 outings this season.
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Coyotes' Lawson Crouse: Distributes three assists
Crouse notched three assists, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
Crouse helped out on the Coyotes' first three goals of the game, one of which was on the power play. The impressive display of playmaking was his first multi-point effort since a two-goal game Feb. 13 in Nashville. Crouse is up to 22 tallies, 20 assists and 135 shots on net, all career highs, through 70 contests. He's added 178 hits, 31 PIM and a plus-3 rating.
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Coyotes' Barrett Hayton: Tallies twice Monday
Hayton scored two goals on five shots and added two hits in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
Hayton scored on the power play in the first period and added an even-strength marker in the third. A pair of scoreless outings against the Avalanche ended his nine-game point streak, but Hayton's still been one of the Coyotes' best forwards in March with eight goals and nine helpers over 15 contests. For the season, he has 41 points, 165 shots on net, 77 hits, 38 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 75 appearances.
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Coyotes' Matias Maccelli: Joins 10-goal club
Maccelli scored a pair of goals on five shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
Maccelli has multiple shots in consecutive games for the first time since November, and it's paying off. He's scored three goals over his last two outings, and six of his 10 tallies this season have come in March. It's a sign of the 22-year-old's growing comfort with the pace of NHL play. He's up to 43 points, 53 shots on net, 16 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 57 appearances this season.
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Coyotes' Karel Vejmelka: Surrenders five goals in loss
Vejmelka gave up five goals on 29 shots in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
The Coyotes battled back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tallied on the power play with 7:55 left to close out the scoring. Vejmelka has hit a skid with 10 goals allowed on 84 shots over his last three games, all losses. The 26-year-old has still defied expectations a bit with an 18-22-5 record, a 3.37 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 47 appearances. The Coyotes have a back-to-back up next -- they host the Stars on Friday and the Sharks on Saturday to wrap up their current homestand.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |
2.72 (27th) |
3.41 (24th) |
19.5 (22nd) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| J. Voracek RW Jakub Voracek RW | Concussion |
| Z. Kassian RW Zack Kassian RW | Upper Body |
| A. Ladd LW Andrew Ladd LW | Knee |
| S. Weber D Shea Weber D | Ankle |
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