2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season
# 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), the 18th in Arizona and the 42nd overall, including the seasons the franchise played in the World Hockey Association. The Coyotes finished the season situated ninth in the Western Conference, missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive year.

This was the team's final season as the "Phoenix Coyotes" - as part of the deal approved by the City of Glendale to keep the team in the city on July 2, the franchise had agreed to change its name from the Phoenix Coyotes to the Arizona Coyotes for the 2014–15 season.

As a result of realignment, this was the first season in which the franchise had the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks as division rivals since the 1992–93 season, when the team was still known as the Winnipeg Jets and the Pacific Division was called the Smythe Division. During that era (in which the top four teams in each division made the playoffs and played each other in the first two rounds), the Jets had intense rivalries with the Flames, Oilers and Canucks.

## Off-season

After years of relocation rumors and speculation, the Coyotes were sold to IceArizona AcquisitionCo., LLC on August 5, 2013, keeping the Coyotes in Glendale, Arizona.

## Standings

Pacific Division :

| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 51 | 266 | 209 | +57 | 116 |
| 2 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 41 | 249 | 200 | +49 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 38 | 206 | 174 | +32 | 100 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 216 | 231 | −15 | 89 |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 196 | 223 | −27 | 83 |
| 6 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 209 | 241 | −32 | 77 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 203 | 270 | −67 | 67 |

Western Conference Wild Card :

| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 3 | PA | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 216 | 231 | −15 | 89 |
| 4 | CE | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |
| 6 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 196 | 223 | −27 | 83 |
| 7 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 209 | 241 | −32 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 203 | 270 | −67 | 67 |

## Schedule and results

### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :

Legend:

  Win (2 points)

  Loss (0 points)

  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

For the second consecutive year, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keith Yandle | 82 | 8 | 45 | 53 | −23 | 63 |
| Radim Vrbata | 80 | 20 | 31 | 51 | −6 | 22 |
| Mikkel Boedker | 82 | 19 | 32 | 51 | −9 | 20 |
| Shane Doan | 69 | 23 | 24 | 47 | −7 | 34 |
| Mike Ribeiro | 80 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −13 | 52 |
| Antoine Vermette | 82 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 44 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 80 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −4 | 50 |
| Martin Hanzal | 65 | 15 | 25 | 40 | −9 | 73 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | 64 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −7 | 24 |
| David Moss | 79 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −1 | 18 |
| Michael Stone | 70 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −10 | 38 |
| Rob Klinkhammer | 72 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 19 |
| Kyle Chipchura | 80 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 45 |
| Derek Morris | 63 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −2 | 41 |
| Jeff Halpern | 69 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −8 | 24 |
| Zbynek Michalek | 59 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| David Schlemko | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Paul Bissonnette | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 53 |
| Tim Kennedy | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Connor Murphy | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Brandon McMillan | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Martin $Erat^†$ | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Rostislav $Klesla^‡$ | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 24 |
| Jordan Szwarz | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −6 | 19 |
| Chris Summers | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Andy Miele | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| David $Rundblad^‡$ | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
| Brandon Yip | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Gormley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Lucas Lessio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Chris $Brown^‡$ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Smith | 62 | 61 | 3,609:58 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 159 | 2.64 | 1871 | .915 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Thomas Greiss | 25 | 20 | 1,312:20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 2.29 | 626 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Visentin | 1 | 1 | 58:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.05 | 32 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

$^†Denotes$ player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. $^‡Traded$ mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

| June 30, 2013 | To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick (42nd overall) in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 | To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick (39th overall) in 2013 |
| - | - | - |
| March 4, 2014 | To Chicago Blackhawks David Rundblad Mathieu Brisebois | To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Washington CapitalsChris Brown Rostislav Klesla 4th-round pick in 2015 | To Phoenix CoyotesMartin Erat John Mitchell |

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| - | - | - |
| Mike Smith | July 1, 2013 | 6 years, $34 million |
| Kyle Chipchura | July 5, 2013 | 3 years, $2.625 million |
| Chris Summers | July 5, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Michael Stone | July 5, 2013 | 3 years, $3.45 million |
| Andy Miele | July 9, 2013 | 1 year, $675,000 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | July 11, 2013 | 4 years, $10 million |
| Max Domi | July 14, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| David Rundblad | July 22, 2013 | 2 years, $1.57 million |
| Brandon McMillan | July 22, 2013 | 1 year, $709,500 |
| Mark Louis | July 22, 2013 | 2 years, $1.1 million |
| Mathieu Brodeur | July 22, 2013 | 1 year, $605,000 |
| Brett Hextall | July 22, 2013 | 1 year, $687,500 |
| Mikkel Boedker | September 7, 2013 | 2 years, $5.1 million |
| Justin Hache | April 7, 2014 | 3 years, $2.085 million entry-level contract |
| Marek Langhamer | May 8, 2014 | 3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract |
| Chris Summers | May 12, 2014 | 2 years, $1.2 million contract extension |

## Draft picks

Phoenix Coyotes' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, that was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | Max Domi | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 39 | Laurent Dauphin | C | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 62 | Yan-Pavel Laplante | C | Canada | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 133 | Connor Clifton | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 6 | 163 | Brendan Burke | G | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 7 | 193 | Jedd Soleway | C | Canada | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent second and third-round picks in 2013 (42nd and 73rd overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes (via NY Rangers and San Jose) as a result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Raffi Torres to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings (via Columbus and Philadelphia), Phoenix traded this pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a February 22, 2012, trade that sent Antoine Vermette to the Coyotes in exchange for Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second-round pick and this pick.
