The road-weary Arizona Coyotes (11-7-2, 24 points) lost by a single goal to the equally road-weary Minnesota Wild (7-11-1, 15 points), losing 3 to 2 in regular time on Thursday night in Minnesota.
The concern here is that the Coyotes found themselves beaten by the same lower-tier team (at this point in the standings) twice in 5 days. Interestingly, the second loss came after the Coyotes defeated two upper tier teams in shootouts earlier in the week. What is wrong with this picture?
A common thread throughout the season thus far, a consistency if you will, is the Arizona Coyotes’ inconsistent play in their first 20 games.