The Coyotes finish a brief two-game home stand when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, but the team is preparing differently.
Arizona (1-12-1) has not registered a win at home yet this season. The way things have been trending, the Coyotes are forced to take a different approach.
“Honestly, it’s a home game but you have to treat it like a road game,” Christian Fischer said after Friday’s practice at Gila River Arena. “In the situation we’re in we need every point we can get.”
The Coyotes let a one-goal lead slip away in the last second of the first period in Thursday’s game against the Sabres.