The Arizona Coyotes will need improvement in all areas if they hope to end a five-season Stanley Cup Playoff drought.
The Coyotes finished 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.33), 28th in goals-against per game (3.15), 26th on the power play (16.2 percent) and 27th on the penalty kill (77.3 percent) last season.
Injuries were a factor. Forward Brad Richardson missed 66 games with a broken right tibia and fibula, forward Max Domi missed 23 games with a broken right hand, and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson played with a broken thumb and had his least productive full NHL season (39 points) since 2011-12.
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