The Coyotes dropped the first game of the season, 2-1, in a road loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center.
Derek Stepan potted the Coyotes' first goal of the season at 9:03 of the second period, assisted by Phil Kessel and Clayton Keller. It was Kessel's first point as a member of the Coyotes.
Derek Grant opened the scoring for Anaheim at 14:34 of the first period, tucking a rebound created by teammate Devin Shore, who beat Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski for a juicy scoring chance.