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Former players congratulate Coyotes' Dave Tippett on 500 wins

Coyotes coach Dave Tippett didn’t have much time to relish his 500th win behind the bench.

After the Coyotes topped the Flames 2-1 in overtime Friday night, Tippett used Saturday morning to watch part of the team’s Oct. 24 meeting with the Senators in preparation for a rematch later that night.

But it’s probably fitting that the schedule laid out that way because the day-to-day work is what seems to matter most to the 54-year-old.

“You don’t think about it that way,” Tippett said. “If you enjoy it, you keep doing it. The joy is the joy of winning, not how many you win.