2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season
The 2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 20th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 44th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.
2015–16 Arizona Coyotes | |
---|---|
Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 10th Western |
2015–16 record | 35–39–8 |
Home record | 22–15–4 |
Road record | 13–24–4 |
Goals for | 209 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Maloney |
Coach | Dave Tippett |
Captain | Shane Doan |
Alternate captains | Oliver Ekman-Larsson Martin Hanzal |
Arena | Gila River Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Rapid City Rush (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Shane Doan (28) |
Assists | Max Domi Oliver Ekman-Larsson (34) |
Points | Oliver Ekman-Larsson (55) |
Penalty minutes | Shane Doan (99) |
Plus/minus | Anthony Duclair (+12) |
Wins | Louis Domingue Mike Smith (15) |
Goals against average | Mike Smith (2.63) |
The season began its regular games on October 9, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.[2]
Despite being unable to play since 2011 following career-ending injuries, the Coyotes acquired Chris Pronger's contract from the Philadelphia Flyers in a trade that sent Pronger and Nicklas Grossmann to Phoenix in exchange for Sam Gagner and a conditional pick.
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 218 | 192 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 225 | 195 | +30 | 102 |
3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 42 | 241 | 210 | +31 | 98 |
4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
2 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
3 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
4 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
6 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
7 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Pre-Season Game Log: 0–5–1 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 21 | Los Angeles | 5–1 | Arizona | Lindback | –– | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 22 | Arizona | 2–3 | Los Angeles | OT | Treutle | 12,996 | 0–1–1 | Recap |
3 | September 25 | Arizona | 1–4 | San Jose | Lindback | 14,048 | 0–2–1 | Recap | |
4 | September 28 | Arizona | 0–1 | Vancouver | Smith | –– | 0–3–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 29 | Arizona | 0–4 | Edmonton | Lindback | 16,839 | 0–4–1 | Recap | |
6 | October 2 | San Jose | 3–0 | Arizona | Smith | 9,530 | 0–5–1 | Recap | |
Notes: |
Regular season
Game Log[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Final stats
|
|
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Domingue | 39 | 36 | 2,206 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 101 | 2.75 | 1142 | 0.912 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Smith | 32 | 32 | 1,754 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 77 | 2.63 | 921 | 0.916 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Anders Lindback | 19 | 13 | 906:08 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 3.11 | 443 | 0.894 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Niklas Treutle | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6.00 | 20 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†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
Awards and honours
Awards
|
|
Milestones
|
|
Transactions
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Trades
Date | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|
June 27, 2015 | To Philadelphia Flyers Sam Gagner Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016 |
To Arizona Coyotes Nicklas Grossmann injured contract of Chris Pronger |
[9] |
June 27, 2015 | To Calgary Flames NYR's 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
[10] |
June 30, 2015 | To Edmonton Oilers Lauri Korpikoski |
To Arizona Coyotes Boyd Gordon |
[11] |
September 9, 2015 | To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Gormley |
To Arizona Coyotes Stefan Elliott |
[12] |
December 15, 2015 | To Montreal Canadiens Lucas Lessio |
To Arizona Coyotes Christian Thomas |
[13] |
January 15, 2016 | To Nashville Predators Stefan Elliott |
To Arizona Coyotes Victor Bartley |
[14] |
January 15, 2016 | To Montreal Canadiens Victor Bartley John Scott |
To Arizona Coyotes Jarred Tinordi Stefan Fournier |
[14] |
February 29, 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthias Plachta conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 |
To Arizona Coyotes Sergei Plotnikov |
[15] |
February 29, 2016 | To Colorado Avalanche Mikkel Boedker |
To Arizona Coyotes Alex Tanguay Conner Bleackley Kyle Wood |
[16] |
February 29, 2016 | To Nashville Predators Corey Potter |
To Arizona Coyotes Future Considerations |
[17] |
February 29, 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dustin Jeffrey Dan O'Donoghue James Melindy |
To Arizona Coyotes Matia Marcantuoni |
[18] |
June 16, 2016 | To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski (negotiating rights) |
[19] |
June 20, 2016 | To San Jose Sharks Maxim Letunov 6th-round pick in 2017 |
To Arizona Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2016 DET's 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
[20] |
Free agents acquired
|
Free agents lost
|
Claimed via waivers
|
Lost via waivers
|
Player signingsThe following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Draft picksBelow are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
References
|