The Arizona Coyotes secured another Pacific Division victory last night and bettered their hold on 2nd place in the Pacific Division. The Coyotes are now 8-1-2 versus Pacific opponents, which is the best intra-division record in the NHL.
They are hanging into that playoff position despite missing their starting goaltender Mike Smith, and while battling a lack of center depth most notably due to the oft-injured Martin Hanzal.
While one might argue the absence of Smith and subsequent performance of Louis Domingue has been addition by subtraction, the same case can’t be made for Martin Hanzal.