The Arizona Coyotes finished last week 1-2-0 and are now six points back of Anaheim and seven back of San Jose for a playoff berth in the Pacific Division.
With a 3-6-1 record in their past ten contests, the playoffs become more and more a longshot with each week that passes.
They come into this week with matchups against another bubble team in Montreal, and two Central Division playoff teams in Dallas and St. Louis. It’s not a soft week on the schedule for the Yotes.
With the Ducks and Sharks also having a game in hand on the Arizona Coyotes, the wins need to start piling up or by next week we could be perusing the draft boards.
Let’s take a look at the top performers for the Coyotes in last week’s trio of games:
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Arizona Coyotes On The Rise
These are the Coyotes on the rise after last week:
Let’s see which Coyotes are falling and flailing right now:
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Arizona Coyotes Trending Downward
These are the Coyotes stagnating or trending in the wrong direction:
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With just 27 games remaining, the Arizona Coyotes are heading in the wrong direction in regards to the Western Conference playoff race.
While the penalty kill performed admirably last week, the team still suffers from undisciplined play – particularly early in contests.
Last week I predicted a 2-1-0 record and the Yotes finished 1-2-0 and I honestly cannot see them doing much better than that against the caliber of competition they will face this week.
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Louis Domingue will likely get each start again this week, but with the team not scoring in front of him it’s hard to expect him to pull off a miracle in the desert.
If the Coyotes cannot manage a better record than they did in the previous week, there will be virtually no chance left to nudge their noses into playoff discussion.
Last week was do or die, this week is absolute desperation.
They must win and win now.
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