2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=2008–09

|year=2008

|Team=Phoenix Coyotes

|Conference=Western

|ConferenceRank=13th

|Division=Pacific

|DivisionRank=4th

|Record= 36–39–7

|HomeRecord= 23–15–3

|RoadRecord= 13–24–4

|GoalsFor= 208

|GoalsAgainst= 252

|GeneralManager= Don Maloney

|Coach= Wayne Gretzky

|Captain= Shane Doan

|AltCaptain= Ed Jovanovski
Derek Morris (Oct.–Mar.)
Steven Reinprecht

|Arena= Jobing.com Arena

|Attendance= 14,876 (83.6%)
Total: 609,907

|GoalsLeader= Shane Doan (31)

|AssistsLeader= Shane Doan (42)

|PointsLeader= Shane Doan (73)

|PlusMinusLeader= Ken Klee (+9)

|PIMLeader= Daniel Carcillo (174)

|WinsLeader= Ilya Bryzgalov (26)

|GAALeader= Al Montoya (2.08)

}}

The 2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season was the team's 37th season, 30th season in the National Hockey League and 13th season as the Phoenix Coyotes. It saw the Coyotes attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2002. However, during the month of March, they were eliminated from the playoffs, and ended up 13th in the NHL's Western Conference.

Preseason

The Phoenix Coyotes played eight preseason exhibition games to prepare for the regular season. Three games were at home, and the other five were on the road, including the franchise's first game back in Winnipeg, Manitoba, since the team moved from there to Phoenix in 1996. The Coyotes finished the preseason with a 2–5–1 record.

colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| 2008 Preseason Game Log: 2–5–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 0–3–1)
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align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 1	September 22	Phoenix	4–6	Los Angeles		Montoya	8,221	0–1–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010008]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 2	September 24	Calgary	3–2	Phoenix		?	15,015 (Winnipeg)	0–2–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010023]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 3	September 25	Phoenix	1–3	Calgary		Tellqvist	19,289	0–3–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010033]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 4	September 27	Anaheim	3–1	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	8,417	0–4–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010044]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 5	September 29	San Jose	1–5	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	7,305	1–4–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010062]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 6	September 30	Phoenix	3–4	San Jose	OT	Montoya	15,843	1–4–1	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010069]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 7	October 3	Phoenix	1–4	Anaheim		Tellqvist	16,371	1–5–1	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010089]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 8	October 4	Los Angeles	2–5	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	8,621	2–5–1	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010092]

Regular season

On December 23, the Toronto-based The Globe and Mail newspaper reported that the Phoenix Coyotes team was receiving financial assistance from the NHL in the form of advances on League revenues. The Coyotes have pledged all of their assets to New York company SOF Investments LP to cover an estimated debt of $80 million. The team has lost an estimated $200 million since 2001 and may lose $30 million this season. One of the team's owners, Jerry Moyes' principal source of revenue, Swift Transportation, is also in financial difficulty.{{cite news |url=http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081223.wsptcoyotes23/GSStory/GlobeSportsHockey/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081223.wsptcoyotes23 |title=globesports.com: Coyotes' financial situation gets uglier |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=December 23, 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-24 |last=Shoalts |first=David}} ESPN reported that the League has become involved with the operations of the Coyotes and their revenues. The NHL apparently wants to work with the City of Glendale, which owns Jobing.com Arena and receives revenues from the team. If no investors are interested in keeping the team in Phoenix, Kansas City, Winnipeg or Hamilton will likely be healthier destinations for the franchise to relocate. ESPN also reported that Moyes wants to sell his share of the team and that Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer is a possible interested purchaser.{{cite news |title=ESPN – NHL helping Phoenix Coyotes find investors or new owners because of financial problems |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3790207 |last=Burnside |first=Scott |date=December 23, 2008 |access-date=2008-12-24| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081224125409/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3790207| archive-date= 24 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

=Divisional standings=

=Conference standings=

Schedule and results

colspan=11 style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5;" \| 2008–09 Game Log
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colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| October: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 1	October 11	Columbus	1–3	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	17,125	1–0–0	2	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020027]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 2	October 12	Phoenix	4–2	Anaheim		Bryzgalov	17,174	2–0–0	4	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020030]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 3	October 15	Phoenix	1–4	Chicago		Bryzgalov	20,522	2–1–0	4	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020046]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 4	October 17	Phoenix	3–6	Ottawa		Bryzgalov	20,179	2–2–0	4	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020056]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 5	October 18	Phoenix	1–4	Montreal		Bryzgalov	21,273	2–3–0	4	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020064]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 6	October 23	Washington	1–2	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,722	3–3–0	6	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020098]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 7	October 25	Calgary	4–1	Phoenix		Tellqvist	15,038	3–4–0	6	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020119]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 8	October 30	Pittsburgh	1–4	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,178	4–4–0	8	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020145]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| November: 6–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–4–1)
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align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 9	November 1	Minnesota	3–2	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	14,817	4–5–0	8	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020160]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 10	November 4	Phoenix	4–2	Calgary		Bryzgalov	19,289	5–5–0	10	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020174]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 11	November 6	Phoenix	0–1	Vancouver		Bryzgalov	18,630	5–6–0	10	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020189]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 12	November 8	Florida	1–4	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	14,807	6–6–0	12	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020204]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 13	November 9	San Jose	2–4	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,056	7–6–0	14	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020211]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 14	November 12	Phoenix	5–2	Columbus		Bryzgalov	11,350	8–6–0	16	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020224]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 15	November 13	Phoenix	0–4	Minnesota		Bryzgalov	18,568	8–7–0	16	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020232]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 16	November 15	Dallas	3–2	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,508	8–8–0	16	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020249]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 17	November 18	Chicago	3–2	Phoenix	SO	Bryzgalov	14,682	8–8–1	17	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020266]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 18	November 21	Phoenix	2–5	Carolina		Bryzgalov	14,848	8–9–1	17	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020281]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 19	November 22	Phoenix	3–4	Philadelphia	OT	Tellqvist	19,520	8–9–2	18	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020290]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 20	November 24	Phoenix	1–4	NY Rangers		Bryzgalov	18,200	8–10–2	18	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020299]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 21	November 26	Phoenix	3–2	Columbus		Tellqvist	14,569	9–10–2	20	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020313]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 22	November 28	Colorado	1–2	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,031	10–10–2	22	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020326]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 23	November 29	San Jose	3–2	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,007	10–11–2	22	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020344]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| December: 8–4–3 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–3–2)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 24	December 2	Los Angeles	2–4	Phoenix		Tellqvist	11,473	11–11–2	24	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020359]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 25	December 4	Toronto	3–6	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	13,777	12–11–2	26	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020374]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 26	December 6	Phoenix	3–4	St. Louis		Bryzgalov	19,150	12–12–2	26	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020389]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 27	December 7	Phoenix	1–7	Chicago		Bryzgalov	21,217	12–13–2	26	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020394]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 28	December 10	Phoenix	5–3	Dallas		Bryzgalov	16,374	13–13–2	28	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020411]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 29	December 11	Minnesota	1–3	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	13,296	14–13–2	30	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020419]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 30	December 13	Detroit	5–4	Phoenix	SO	Bryzgalov	16,339	14–13–3	31	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020438]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 31	December 16	Phoenix	1–2	Dallas	OT	Bryzgalov	15,387	14–13–4	32	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020452]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 32	December 18	Nashville	1–2	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	14,193	15–13–4	34	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020468]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 33	December 20	Columbus	0–2	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	16,125	16–13–4	36	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020483]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 34	December 22	Phoenix	2–4	Edmonton		Tellqvist	16,839	16–14–4	36	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020492]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 35	December 23	Phoenix	4–5	Colorado	OT	Bryzgalov	14,625	16–14–5	37	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020504]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 36	December 26	Phoenix	2–1	Los Angeles		Bryzgalov	18,118	17–14–5	39	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020515]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 37	December 27	Los Angeles	4–0	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	16,199	17–15–5	39	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020525]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 38	December 31	Colorado	1–3	Phoenix		Tellqvist	15,008	18–15–5	41	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020550]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| January: 6–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–4–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 39	January 2	NY Islanders	4–5	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,547	19–15–5	43	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020563]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 40	January 4	Phoenix	0–2	Anaheim		Bryzgalov	16,878	19–16–5	43	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020581]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 41	January 6	Chicago	6–0	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,651	19–17–5	43	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020594]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 42	January 8	Tampa Bay	2–3	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	13,736	20–17–5	45	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020607]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 43	January 10	Dallas	0–1	Phoenix	SO	Bryzgalov	14,557	21–17–5	47	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020623]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 44	January 13	Phoenix	3–6	Minnesota		Bryzgalov	18,568	21–18–5	47	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020638]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 45	January 15	Phoenix	4–1	Vancouver		Bryzgalov	18,630	22–18–5	49	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020653]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 46	January 17	Phoenix	4–3	Calgary		Bryzgalov	19,289	23–18–5	51	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020671]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 47	January 18	Phoenix	3–6	Edmonton		Bryzgalov	16,839	23–19–5	51	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020675]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 48	January 20	Detroit	3–6	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	16,368	24–19–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020690]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 49	January 27	Anaheim	7–3	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,383	24–20–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020711]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 50	January 29	Phoenix	0–2	San Jose		Bryzgalov	17,496	24–21–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020724]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 51	January 31	Buffalo	2–0	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	16,253	24–22–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020739]

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colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| February: 3–9–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 2–4–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 52	February 3	Phoenix	1–2	Nashville		Bryzgalov	13,195	24–23–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020755]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 53	February 4	Phoenix	4–5	Detroit		Bryzgalov	19,821	24–24–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020762]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 54	February 7	Carolina	7–2	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,229	24–25–5	53	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020787]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 55	February 11	Phoenix	1–0	Dallas		Bryzgalov	16,440	25–25–5	55	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020808]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 56	February 12	Vancouver	4–3	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	14,872	25–26–5	55	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020816]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 57	February 14	Calgary	7–5	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	16,981	25–27–5	55	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020833]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 58	February 16	Edmonton	3–1	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,547	25–28–5	55	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020845]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 59	February 19	Atlanta	3–4	Phoenix	SO	Tellqvist	15,341	26–28–5	57	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020869]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 60	February 21	Phoenix	6–3	Los Angeles		Bryzgalov	17,177	27–28–5	59	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020877]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 61	February 24	Phoenix	1–2	St. Louis		Bryzgalov	17,512	27–29–5	59	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020901]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 62	February 26	Phoenix	1–4	Nashville		Bryzgalov	14,954	27–30–5	59	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020915]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 63	February 28	St. Louis	3–1	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,893	27–31–5	59	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020932]

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colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| March: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–5–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 64	March 5	Phoenix	2–1	Boston		Bryzgalov	16,818	28–31–5	61	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020955]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 65	March 6	Phoenix	1–5	Buffalo		Bryzgalov	18,690	28–32–5	61	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020965]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 66	March 8	Phoenix	2–3	NY Islanders		Tordjman	13,413	28–33–5	61	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020979]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 67	March 10	Phoenix	2–3	Detroit	OT	Bryzgalov	20,066	28–33–6	62	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020995]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 68	March 12	Phoenix	2–5	New Jersey		Tordjman	14,578	28–34–6	62	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021005]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 69	March 14	Nashville	2–0	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	13,197	28–35–6	62	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021029]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 70	March 17	San Jose	3–4	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	15,563	29–35–6	64	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021050]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 71	March 19	Anaheim	3–2	Phoenix	SO	Bryzgalov	12,739	29–35–7	65	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021061]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 72	March 21	Vancouver	1–5	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	17,125	30–35–7	67	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021077]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 73	March 22	Phoenix	2–6	Anaheim		Bryzgalov	17,215	30–36–7	67	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021083]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 74	March 26	Edmonton	2–3	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	14,337	31–36–7	69	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021109]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 75	March 28	Phoenix	2–3	San Jose		Bryzgalov	17,496	31–37–7	69	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021126]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 76	March 30	Dallas	5–6	Phoenix	OT	Bryzgalov	13,831	32–37–7	71	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021136]

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colspan=11 style="background:#EEE1C5; color:#900028;" \| April: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 77	April 1	Phoenix	3–0	Colorado		Montoya	13,437	33–37–7	73	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021149]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 78	April 2	Los Angeles	1–2	Phoenix		Montoya	13,177	34–37–7	75	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021157]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 79	April 4	Phoenix	1–6	Los Angeles		Montoya	18,118	34–38–7	75	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021174]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 80	April 7	St. Louis	5–1	Phoenix		Bryzgalov	13,761	34–39–7	75	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021195]
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Legend:

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Playoffs

The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season. They last made the playoffs in 2002. This season, they were officially eliminated from playoff contention in mid-March.

Player statistics

=Skaters=

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" ! style="border: 0;" \| Regular season
style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
align=center ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="40%" \| Player ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="10%" \| GP ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="10%" \| G ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="10%" \| A ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="10%" \| Pts ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="10%" \| +/− ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" width="10%" \| PIM
align=center \| {{sortname\|Shane\|Doan}}	82	31	42	73	+5	72
align=center \| {{sortname\|Olli\|Jokinen}}^‡	57	21	21	42	-5	49
align=center \| {{sortname\|Steven\|Reinprecht}}	73	14	27	41	0	20
align=center \| {{sortname\|Ed\|Jovanovski}}	82	9	27	36	-15	106
align=center \| {{sortname\|Peter\|Mueller\|Peter Mueller (ice hockey)}}	72	13	23	36	-7	24
align=center \| {{sortname\|Martin\|Hanzal}}	74	11	20	31	-4	40
align=center \| {{sortname\|Keith\|Yandle}}	69	4	26	30	-4	37
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mikkel\|Boedker\|Mikkel Bødker}}	78	11	17	28	-6	18
align=center \| {{sortname\|Zbynek\|Michalek\|Zbyněk Michálek}}	82	6	21	27	-13	28
align=center \| {{sortname\|Enver\|Lisin}}	48	13	8	21	-13	24
align=center \| {{sortname\|Joakim\|Lindstrom\|Joakim Lindström}}	44	9	11	20	-6	28
align=center \| {{sortname\|Kyle\|Turris}}	63	8	12	20	-15	21
align=center \| {{sortname\|Matthew\|Lombardi}}^†	19	5	11	16	+2	14
align=center \| {{sortname\|Viktor\|Tikhonov\|Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1988)}}	61	8	8	16	-3	20
align=center \| {{sortname\|Todd\|Fedoruk}}	72	6	7	13	-9	72
align=center \| {{sortname\|Scottie\|Upshall}}^†	19	8	5	13	+2	26
align=center \| {{sortname\|Derek\|Morris\|Derek Morris (ice hockey)}}^‡	57	5	7	12	-13	24
align=center \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Klee}}^†	68	1	10	11	+9	24
align=center \| {{sortname\|Petr\|Prucha\|Petr Průcha}}^†	19	2	8	10	+1	6
align=center \| {{sortname\|Daniel\|Carcillo}}^‡	54	3	7	10	-13	174
align=center \| {{sortname\|Kevin\|Porter\|Kevin Porter (ice hockey)}}	34	5	5	10	-2	4
align=center \| {{sortname\|David\|Hale\|David Hale (ice hockey)}}	48	3	6	9	-11	36
align=center \| {{sortname\|Kurt\|Sauer}}	68	1	6	7	-1	36
align=center \| {{sortname\|Daniel\|Winnik}}	49	3	4	7	+1	63
align=center \| {{sortname\|Dmitri\|Kalinin}}^†	15	1	3	4	-2	6
align=center \| {{sortname\|Steven\|Goertzen}}	16	2	2	4	-2	24
align=center \| {{sortname\|Joel\|Perrault}}	7	2	1	3	+2	4
align=center \| {{sortname\|Nigel\|Dawes}}^†	12	0	2	2	-4	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Brandon\|Prust}}^†	11	0	1	1	-4	29
align=center \| {{sortname\|Jeff\|Hoggan}}	4	0	1	1	-1	7
align=center \| {{sortname\|David\|Schlemko}}	3	0	1	1	-2	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Brian\|McGrattan}}	5	0	0	0	-2	22
align=center \| {{sortname\|Garth\|Murray}}	10	0	0	0	-2	12
align=center \| {{sortname\|Alexander\|Nikulin\|Alexander Nikulin (ice hockey)}}	1	0	0	0	-1	0

=Goaltenders=

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%" ! style="border: 0;" \| Regular season
style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| Player ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| GP ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| Min ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| W ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| L ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| OT ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| GA ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| GAA ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| SA ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| SV ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| Sv% ! style="background:#900028; color:#EEE1C5" \| SO
align=center \| {{sortname\|Ilya\|Bryzgalov}}	65	3759	26	31	6	187	2.98	1994	1807	.906	3
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mikael\|Tellqvist}}^‡	15	797	9	6	1	38	2.86	408	370	.907	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Al\|Montoya}}	5	259	3	1	0	9	2.08	120	111	.925	1
align=center \| {{sortname\|Josh\|Tordjman}}	2	117	0	2	0	8	4.08	62	54	.871	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.

^‡Traded mid-season.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and records

=Records=

=Milestones=

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Player	Milestone	Reached

class="wikitable" width="52%"

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Player

Milestone

Reached