Kessel had an NHL career-low 153 shots on goal in 70 games for the Arizona Coyotes last season, and the right wing's 14 goals were the second fewest in his 14 NHL seasons and 13 fewer than he scored in 2018-19, his final season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The drop-off in goals can be explained by Kessel taking fewer shots than previous seasons; he averaged 2.98 shots per game in his four seasons with Pittsburgh, but that number fell to 2.19 with Arizona. His shooting percentage decreased from 11.2 percent with the Penguins to 9.2 percent with the Coyotes, who will likely rely on him even more this season after the departure of left wing Taylor Hall, who led Arizona with 2.29 points per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time in 35 games after being acquired in a trade from the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 16, 2019. Hall signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 11. Kessel averaged 0.20 goals per game last season, but if he can increase his shot volume, he could produce closer to his NHL career average of 0.35 per game.