The Arizona Coyotes are preparing to meet an old familiar face when Mike Smith returns to Gila River Arena with the Calgary Flames. When the Flames last visited the Coyotes, Smith was injured so Jon Gillies was in net instead. In the previous two meetings Calgary has beat Arizona, each by a 3 goal margin.
The Coyotes have lost their last two games against the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators. This is the first time the team has lost two in a row since the first week of February, 16 games ago.