After rolling through the first two series, the ‘Yotes dream season came to an abrupt end when Dustin Penner slipped the puck past Mike Smith in overtime giving the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale.
The Phoenix Coyotes have faced adversity many times. Not just this season, but for the last three seasons that Dave Tippett has been the head coach.
Coyotes defenseman Adrian Aucoin has been sidelined the entire Western Conference finals even though he has participated in every practice with the team since after Game 1.
It was a laid back environment at the Toyota Sports Center in Los Angeles on Friday where the Coyotes had an optional skate.
After losing both games one and two in Glendale, the Coyotes needed to steal a win on the road to get back into the series, but were unable to do so as they fell to the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 from a sold out Staples Center with 18,367 fans in attendance on Thursday night.
There have been little the Coyotes have done wrong during this post season run they are currently on.
The Phoenix Coyotes year-long slogan “Hockey the Hard Way” has been put in play again after the ‘Yotes fell to the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale on Sunday night.
Many know one of the oldest traditions in hockey is the growing of playoff beards until your team is eliminated from the playoffs.
It’s the calm before the storm for the Phoenix Coyotes. After dispatching the Nashville Predators in the Western Conference Semi-Finals in five games, their next task is attempting to slow down the Los Angeles Kings who have rolled through the first two playoff series losing only once.
Every step forward, every goal achieved, every critic silenced has become the norm for the Phoenix Coyotes as they’ve methodically marched their way into the Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals and a matchup with the 8th seeded Los Angeles Kings starting this weekend in Glendale.
