| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Daymond Langkow  ActiveDaymond Langkow scored the lone Phoenix Coyotes goal in their 2-1 loss in Game 3 of the Western Conference final Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings. The goal was the veteran's first of the playoffs, though he does have three of his seven playoff points over his last four games. Keith Yandle and Derek Morris had the assists. Phoenix hasn't gotten any production in this series from its top scorers during the regular season, Radim Vrbata and Ray Whitney. The duo has been held pointless over the last six games. Phoenix is one loss away from heading home for the summer. May 17 |
| 2 | Antoine Vermette ActiveThe transition from Columbus to Phoenix for Antoine Vermette has been a pretty smooth one. Vermette had 10 points in 22 regular season games with the Coyotes after he was acquired near the trade deadline, but he's gotten more comfortable since he's been in Phoenix, tallying five goals and 10 points in the playoffs. "[General manager] Don [Maloney] did a lot of homework on him, not just watch a lot of video of him playing, but a lot of homework on his personality, coach Dave Tippett said. "We always talk about we need players that are going to fit well into our group. Everything Don heard about Antoine was very good, very good teammate. Sometimes, you get players that are outcasts in the dressing room. That wasn't the case. He was at the forefront of leadership, things he was trying to do. Good experience with the playoffs with Ottawa. We felt it was a player that fit well into our group, personality and play-wise." May 22 |
| 3 | Martin Hanzal ActiveDave Tippett is encouraged by the play of his top line, which was reuinited in Game 4. The Phoenix Coyotes coach was forced to juggle his lines in Game 3 because of injuries and the one-game ban to Martin Hanzal, but he was able to put Radim Vrbata, Ray Whitney and Hanzal together in Game 4, a 2-0 win. Even though they didn't score (Whitney had a helper on a power play goal), Tippett saw some things he liked. "There were some positive steps," Tippett said. "I think there's some positive things they can build on from there. Hopefully they get better in the next game." The Yotes will need their top trio to produce or risk being eliminated Tuesday night. May 22 |
| 4 | Boyd Gordon ActiveThe Phoenix Coyotes have definitely been buying into the plans of coach Dave Tippett. "It's just the makeup of our team," Tippett said. "We have jobs we expect them to do and guys kind of filter into those jobs or they earn those jobs. It's part of my job to put them in those situations so they can be successful. You get put in that role and if you stay there you usually earn it. It's just something that falls into place." It's really working on the penalty kill as Boyd Gordon and Lauri Korpikoski have starred during the man-disadvantage. May 11 |
| 5 | Marc-Antoine Pouliot ActiveMarc-Antoine Pouliot netted his first career playoff goal in Tuesday's loss to Los Angeles. His marker gave Phoenix a 2-1 lead early into the second period, but the desert dogs were eliminated from the playoffs by a 4-3 score after Dustin Penner's overtime winner. Pouliot generated two points in eight postseason appearances after he contributed no goals and four assists in 13 regular-season games. He is slated to be a restricted free agent this summer. May 23 |
| 6 | Scott Arnold ActiveScott Arnold has been called up by the Phoenix Coyotes. Arnold just signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Phoenix. He had 10 goals and eight assists in 33 games with Niagara University this season. Mar 23 |
| 7 | Kyle Chipchura ActiveKyle Chipchura scored the first playoff goal of his NHL career and added an assist in the Coyotes’ Game 6, 4-0 series-clinching win at Chicago. Chipchura’s goal was window dressing as it came with 5:04 remaining and accounted for the final margin. His assist was anything but fluff as it came on Gilbert Brule’s goal early in the final period to give Phoenix a 2-0 lead. Chipchura was a plus-2 on the evening. Apr 24 |
| 8 | Alexandre Bolduc ActivePhoenix Coyotes center Alexander Bolduc was fined but not suspended for slew-footing San Jose Sharks tough guy Ryane Clowe. Bolduc was just recently recalled for the Coyotes. It appears that the league is very reluctant to hand players suspension for slew-footing (despite the fact that it's one of the more dangerous infractions int the sport). Mar 25 |
| LW | 1 | Ray Whitney ActiveRay Whitney registered an assist in Phoenix's 2-0 victory Sunday. Whitney snapped his six-game pointless streak. He was a huge contributor for the Coyotes during the regular season, but his recent slump has hurt the Coyotes. They're just one game away from elimination in the Western Conference finals, so they need Whitney to step up in this series. May 21 |
| 2 | Lauri Korpikoski ActiveLauri Korpikoski believes his injuries are behind him and he can play the way he has to in the postseason now. "I'm not sure when we're going to start, but these extra days won't hurt," he said. "I think I'll be even better going forward." Korpikoski has skated in six of Phoenix's 11 playoff contests, but he returned to the lineup in Game 5 against Nashville and looked up to speed. He is still looking for his first point during the NHL's second season. May 10 |
| 3 | Taylor Pyatt ActiveTaylor Pyatt had a big night, but it wasn't enough as the Phoenix Coyotes lost 4-3 in OT as the Los Angeles Kings won the series 4-1. Pyatt had a goal and an assist in the losing effort. Keith Yandle and Marc-Antoine Pouliot were the Coyotes other goal scorers, but Pyatt was the only player with more than one point. Kyle Chipchura, Martin Hanzal, Rostislav Klesla and Radim Vrbata collected one helper apiece. Shane Doan had a -1 rating and zero points but also had five shots on goal, six hits and 10 penalty minutes. May 23 |
| 4 | Raffi Torres  SuspendedRaffi Torres will meet with league officials Thursday to appeal his 25-game ban. The forward was suspended during the Coyotes’ opening-round series after his hit to the head of Chicago’s Marian Hossa. The concern is not the suspension itself, but the length. It is the league's longest since the Islanders' Chris Simon received a 30-game sentence in 2007. May 15 |
| RW | 1 | Shane Doan ActiveShane Doan was furious with Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown for his questionable hit on Phoenix defenseman Michal Rozsival in overtime and with the officials for not calling a penalty. The Coyotes captain had some words for Brown during the post-game handshake after his club was eliminated by the Kings from postseason play. Several of his teammates were upset with the hit as well and they lost their composure a bit, which may have contributed to Dustin Penner's game-winning tally the shift after the incident. May 23 |
| 2 | Radim Vrbata ActiveRadim Vrbata managed to snap his seven-game playoff scoring drought, but it wasn't enough to extend their season. He posted an assist on Taylor Pyatt's power-play goal to open the scoring in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5. With the defeat the Coyotes are done in the 2012 playoffs and the Kings will play for the Stanley Cup. Vrbata led the Coyotes with 35 goals during the regular season, but he found the back of the net just two times in 16 postseason games. He concluded the team's thrilling playoff run with a mere five points and a minus-3 rating. May 23 |
| 3 | Mikkel Boedker ActiveMikkel Boedker is second in playoff scoring on the Coyotes. Boedker is coming into his own in the playoffs with four goals and eight points. Boedker was the eighth overall pick in the 2008 Entry Draft but has been struggling and has been up and down with the Coyotes and their AHL team since being drafted. The good news is that he is still only 21 and ready to bust out. Grab him next year late in deeper pools. May 20 |
| 4 | Gilbert Brule ActiveThe Phoenix Coyotes' fourth line has been a key to them jumping out to a 2-0 second-round series lead against the Nashville Predators. The fourth line of Gilbert Brule, Kyle Chipchura and Daymond Langkow have combined for nine points in the Yotes' eight playoff games. Brule has two markers, Chipchura one and Langkow four assists. If you're getting that kind of production from your bottom line, you should be tough to beat. "Those guys are really solid players for us," coach Dave Tippett said. "If you look at it, we don't really have matchups. Everybody plays against everybody and everybody's expected to do the job and those guys have done a heck of a job for us. Not just giving us quality minutes; they're creating chances. May 1 |
| 5 | Paul Bissonnette ActivePaul Bissonnette drew into the Coyotes lineup for Game 3 Thursday. The winger only managed to see 3:02 minutes of action in the loss to Los Angeles as he replaced Gilbert Brule in the Phoenix lineup. He had not played since Game 4 of the first round against the Coyotes. He likely will not draw back into the lineup. May 18 |
| 6 | Brett MacLean ActiveThe Phoenix Coyotes have recalled Brett MacLean from the minors. The Coyotes recalled nine players including Maclean who started the season with the Winnipeg Jets before being claimed by Phoenix on Oct. 29. Apr 20 |
| 7 | Andy Miele ActiveThe Phoenix Coyotes have recalled Andy Miele from the minors. Miele had no points in seven NHL games this season and with the Coyotes farm team in Portland eliminated, he was recalled for depth. Apr 20 |
| D | 1 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson ActiveOliver Ekman-Larsson led the Phoenix Coyotes in ice time in the first round of the playoffs. Ekman-Larsson averaged 26:31 minutes per game, amazing considering that he is only 20 years of age. He is going to be one of the top blueliners in the NHL in the next couple of years and is still a big secret because he plays in the desert. He is worth grabbing next season in all fantasy leagues. Apr 27 |
| 2 | Keith Yandle ActiveKeith Yandle has contributed seven assists, which currently leads all blueliners, in 11 playoff games. His seven points has him tied with teammate Rostislav Klesla and New York's Daniel Girardi for the most among defensemen in the NHL postseason. Yandle cracked the 40-point mark for a third straight season in 2011-12, with 11 goals and 32 assists in 82 games, and is quickly establishing himself as a top-flight fantasy rearguard. May 10 |
| 3 | Adrian Aucoin  SidelinedCoach Dave Tippett indicated Adrian Aucoin (lower body) will be a game-time decision. The veteran defenseman was injured in Game 5 of the conference semifinal against Nashville. He has two assists and is a plus-4 in 10 playoff games. May 22 |
| 4 | Rostislav Klesla ActiveRostislav Klesla's face continues to take a beating in the postseason, but he continues to tough it out. The Coyotes defenseman has been hit in the face three times this postseason. He began the playoffs with six points in seven games, but then took a stick to the face in Game 6 against the Blackhawks, returning to play with a full-cage helmet. He got rid of the cage because it was distracting his vision, and then took a puck to the chin against the Predators in Game 2 of the second-round series. The bad luck continued in Game 1 of the Western Conference final, when Dustin Brown's shot deflected off of goalie Mike Smith and into Klesla's face. "I guess it's kind of tough luck," Klesla said. "In this game, you get hit in your face every once in a while, maybe every couple of years. To get hit three times in three weeks is a bit strange." May 15 |
| 5 | Derek Morris ActiveDerek Morris received a kneeing penalty in Tuesday's Game 2 loss to Los Angeles, but he won't face supplemental discipline for the infraction. NHL Director of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan said via his twitter page that the two minute penalty on the play was sufficient punishment. The incident occurred during the third period on Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi. Morris, who has been steady on the blueline for Phoenix with five points and a plus-4 rating in 13 playoff games, will be eligible to play in Game 3 Thursday night. May 16 |
| 6 | Michal Rozsival ActiveMichal Rozsival missed Game 2 due to an undisclosed injury, but he was able to play in Game 3 on Wednesday. Rozsival recorded a blocked shot in 18:22 minutes of ice time. He finished the game with a minus-one rating to bring his 2012 playoffs rating down to minus-two. May 3 |
| 7 | David Rundblad ActiveThe Phoenix Coyotes have recalled defenseman David Rundblad from the minors. Rundblad was sent to Portland of the AHL on March 13. Rundblad's first season in North America saw him score once with six assists in 30 NHL games split between Ottawa and Phoenix as he was dealt to the Coyotes along with a second round pick for Kyle Turris in mid-December. The Coyotes are high on the blueliner so expect him to be fantasy relevant in the next couple of seasons. Apr 20 |
| 8 | David Schlemko ActiveDavid Schlemko dressed for the Coyotes in Game 5 on Tuesday night. He filled in for injured rearguard Adrian Aucoin in the contest. Schlemko skated in five playoffs games for Phoenix and two against the Kings in the Western Conference Finals. He had no points and six shots over that time. May 23 |
| 9 | Maxim Goncharov ActiveDefenseman Maxim Goncharov has been recalled by the Phoenix Coyotes. Just an FYI. The fifth round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft has yet to play a game in the NHL. Apr 20 |
| 10 | Michael Stone ActiveMichael Stone was back in the Phoenix lineup Thursday as Adrian Aucoin is still unable to go. Stone made his NHL playoff debut on Tuesday as he lined up on the blueline alongside Rostislav Klesla. He played only 10:22 minutes on Thursday after playing 12:15 in Game 2 and was minus-one in each game. The 21-year-old rookie appeared in 13 games for Phoenix during the regular season, where he generated three points and a plus-7 rating. May 18 |
| 11 | Chris Summers ActiveThe Phoenix Coyotes have summoned Chris Summers. Summers was sent down on December 25th so that he could continue to practice and play during the NHL All-Star break. He has three assists in nine games with Phoenix. Jan 30 |
| G | 1 | Mike Smith ActivePhoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith fought hard but the Los Angeles Kings closed the series out 4-1 thanks to a 4-3 OT win. Smith made some big saves, although some might quibble that his aggressive puckhandling was to blame for an icing that opened up a chance for the Kings' first goal. Either way, he fell just short of keeping the Coyotes alive after making 47 out of 51 saves. May 23 |
| 2 | Jason LaBarbera ActiveJason LaBarbera allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes' 4-0 loss to St. Louis Sunday. With Mike Smith needing a rest, LaBarbera was given the nod in an important game, but the team's struggles continued. It's conceivable that LaBarbera doesn't receive any more starts the rest of the way. Mar 26 |
