Five For Howling · Nov 27, 2019
Looking at the Coyotes’ struggling penalty kill
Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY SportsLast season the Arizona Coyotes were decimated by injuries, which likely had a major impact on the team’s ability to generate offense. But even with injuries to key players, the Coyotes were able to stay competitive, largely thanks to an extremely potent penalty kill.
The Coyotes’ penalty kill last season was in a three-way tie for the highest percentage in the league, preventing goals 85.0% of the time. They also finished with the second-most shorthanded goals scored (16). Twelve of the Coyotes’ sixteen shorthanded came from three players, Michael Grabner (6), Derek Stepan (3), and Brad Richardson (3).