A lowly 1-4-0 start and a severe issue with finding the back of the net had Coyotes fans fearing that they were in store for yet another one-month season where the team is eliminated by Nov. 1.
But a consistently tough defense, a string of high-scoring games, and a group of underwhelming intra-division talent have those same fans now wondering if the Coyotes are destined for their first playoff berth since the 2011-12 season.
After Saturday’s 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Coyotes are 5-5-0 and have now won four of their past five games and have scored 22 goals over that span as opposed to just four goals in their first five games.