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Yotes Lose to Oilers, Yandle Going to All-Star Game
Posted on 26 Jan 2011 by Robb Patty.
Before the game Coyotes defensemen Keith Yandle was all smiles, after he was wondering how his team gave up a two-goal lead to lose to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 with :20 seconds left in regulation. At the 19:38 mark of the third period Oilers forward Dustin Penner beat Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to cap off the Oilers comeback and give the Yotes their fourth straight loss at Jobing.com Arena. T...
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Yotes lose to Sharks, Take on Preds Tuesday
Posted on 17 Jan 2011 by Robb Patty.
You wouldn’t call a game before the All-Star break a must win, but for the Phoenix Coyotes a win against division foe San Jose would have been the Yotes fifth in a row. A win also would have keep the Yotes separated from a jumbled western conference, where teams four through twelve are separated by just seven points. Sharks forward Danny Heatley had a goal and assist to end Phoenix’s winnin...
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Yotes Pound Leafs 5-1
Posted on 14 Jan 2011 by Robb Patty.
The Phoenix Coyotes were clinging to a one-goal lead late in the second period when a game changing hit on defensemen Ed Jovanovski woke them up. “I thought we were sleepy,” said Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett. “I feel bad for Jovo because it was a hard hit on him, but I think it woke the rest of the team up.” The Coyotes woke up and responded for four third period goals (one an empty ...
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Doan’s Two Goals Pace Yotes Pass Kings
Posted on 30 Dec 2010 by Robb Patty.
Tuesday following the Coyotes 3-1 loss to the Ducks forward Shane Doan was upset at his teams inability to score goals over the past several games. He knew that the Yotes needed to start converting on their scoring chances if they were going to beat a hot Los Angeles Kings team the next night. “It’s a big game and they (Los Angeles) are playing really well,” said Doan. “We’re going to...
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LaBarbera Blanks Stars
Posted on 27 Dec 2010 by Robb Patty.
Kyle Turris scored for the first time since November 10th. That turned out to be all the Phoenix Coyotes needed as they beat the Dallas Stars at America Airlines Center 1-0. Goalie Jason LaBarbera stopped all 29 Dallas shots to record his first shutout since December 6, 2008. Turris scored at 10:46 of the second period after Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen couldn’t control the puck from a shot by ...
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My Notes on the Coyotes @ Penguins
Posted on 21 Dec 2010 by Robb Patty.
I currently assist the Phoenix Coyotes media relations department at all home games at Jobing.Com Arena. I was back in Pittsburgh for the holidays and I had the opportunity to attend Monday night’s game at the Consol Energy Center between the Phoenix Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins. Here are my notes from that game. That was a 6-1 win by the Penguins. Walking in: Walking into the Consol Ener...
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Yotes Embark on East Coast Swing
Posted on 13 Dec 2010 by Robb Patty.
The Phoenix Coyotes are in the thick of things in the Western Conference. Their 34-points would give them the seventh seed in the NHL playoffs if they were to start today, and are just two points from being the number two-seeded team. The Coyotes now enter a stretch that could literally break their season. This weeklong east coast swing will hit four cities with two being the red-hot Rangers an...
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Penalties Doom Yotes in Nashville
Posted on 1 Dec 2010 by Robb Patty.
After reeling off seven straight wins, the Coyotes have suddenly found themselves on a two game losing streak. The Yotes were shutout Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena 3-0 by the Nashville Predators, ending Nashville’s four game losing streak. The Coyotes committed seven penalties and the Predators took advantage, scoring two power-play goals. Defenseman Shea Weber scored at 3:36 of the firs...
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Disciplined Yotes go for Eight Straight
Posted on 27 Nov 2010 by Robb Patty.
The Phoenix Coyotes are 7-1-2 over their last ten games and are arguably the hottest team in the NHL. The Yotes look to close in on the franchise record of nine-straight wins in a row when they take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight at Jobing.com Arena. The Coyotes have stopped hurting themselves by taking bad penalties, Coyotes’ goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov is on top of his game and the Coyotes are ...
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Four Going for Five
Posted on 19 Nov 2010 by Robb Patty.
The Phoenix Coyotes are in the middle of a three game road trip in Canada where they play Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver in a five-day span. With a 3-1 victory on Wednesday over the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome, the Yotes have now won four straight and are right in the thick of things in the Western Conference. Before heading up to Canada, Coyotes defensemen Keith Yandle spoke on the import...
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Fiddler’s Hat Trick Sparks Yotes
Posted on 13 Nov 2010 by Robb Patty.
Coming into Friday nights game with the Calgary Flames forward Vernon Fiddler had yet to find the back of the net this season. He skated off with his first career hat trick and the Coyotes skated off with their second consecutive win over a conference opponent 5-4. Fiddler’s final goal came on an empty netter to put the Coyotes up 5-2 with just over a minute left to play in the game. Little d...
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Big Weekend for the Yotes
Posted on 5 Nov 2010 by Robb Patty.
After a 4-3 win on Wednesday against the Nashville Predators, the Coyotes gear up for two pivotal games this weekend. Tonight the Yotes take on the Dallas Stars who are 4-3 at home this season. After tonight’s game the team will fly back to Phoenix to take on Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday at Jobing.Com Arena. Four points this weekend would put the Coyotes in the thick of ...









