Phoenix Coyotes Power Rankings - 2012-13
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 15 | 21-18-9 | 19 | The Coyotes' string of three straight postseason appearances comes to an end. A season ago, they were Western Conference finalists. That's life in the NHL. | |
| Week 14 | 19-17-8 | 20 | A monster shootout win over Chicago on Saturday kept the Yotes' slim playoff dreams alive. Must-win coming up against the Wings on Monday in Detroit, and the Coyotes will pretty much have to win out to sneak into the postseason. | |
| Week 13 | 18-16-7 | 20 | Following Monday night's home date with San Jose, the Coyotes play four of their final six on the road, including a potential must-win in the finale April 27 at Anaheim. | |
| Week 12 | 17-15-6 | 16 | The Coyotes have won three in a row to pull within three points of eighth-place Detroit with a game in hand. Three road games this week in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary might tell the Coyotes' playoff tale, given how poorly they play on the road (4-8-5). | |
| Week 11 | 14-15-6 | 22 | What's that they say about consistently inconsistent? That would be the Coyotes. But that's no way to get into the playoffs. | |
| Week 10 | 13-14-4 | 25 | After going winless in five games (0-4-1), the fading Coyotes get Detroit and Minnesota next. | |
| Week 9 | 13-11-4 | 18 | Big news as the Yotes inked underappreciated defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to a six-year contract extension. Phoenix is treading water, going 4-3-1 in its past seven and has an unlikely back-to-back set of games at Staples Center against the Kings on Monday and Tuesday that will provide a stern test. | |
| Week 8 | 12-10-3 | 17 | After hosting the Kings on Tuesday night, the Coyotes play seven of their next nine on the road -- a key stretch in their season. | |
| Week 7 | 10-8-3 | 13 | The Coyotes continue to stay in the thick of the race for a spot in the top eight in the West, going 6-3-1 in their past 10. | |
| Week 6 | 8-7-3 | 16 | Tough weekend in Alberta, with losses both in Edmonton and Calgary. It doesn't get any easier in British Columbia on Tuesday night with a date versus the Canucks. | |
| Week 5 | 7-6-2 | 13 | The Coyotes keep hanging around and hanging around and have won five of seven to slide into the eighth and final playoff spot, although technically they are tied with Detroit and Minnesota with identical 7-6-2 records. | |
| Week 4 | 5-5-2 | 21 | Nice bounce-back win in San Jose on Saturday after a 6-2 loss at home to Chicago on Thursday. The Coyotes keep looking for consistency. | |
| Week 3 | 3-4-2 | 20 | The return of goalie Mike Smith is crucial to the Coyotes, who shut out Dallas Saturday. They miss Steve Sullivan up front, but there has been better overall play of late from the slow-starting Coyotes. | |
| Week 2 | 1-4-0 | 26 | It's been Coyote ugly. It begins with allowing 20 goals in five games. That's not Coyotes hockey. | |
| Week 1 | 0-0-0 | 6 | Head coach Dave Tippett thinks this Coyotes team might be better than the one that went to the Western Conference finals last spring. He might be right. | |
| Preseason | 0-0-0 | 16 | I've learned never to doubt a Don Maloney-Dave Tippett team, but I just don't think last year's run can be duplicated. | |
| Spring Training | 0-0-0 | 6 | Likewise, the Coyotes deserve some considerable love given their long playoff run. They lost Ray Whitney to free agency but returned Zbynek Michalek to the blue line, and coach Dave Tippett told us he thinks this is the best team he's ever had in Phoenix and, if he says it, it's true. They have a terrific young defense corps that should mature dramatically and solid netminding in Mike Smith. | |
