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Arizona Coyotes Continue Disappointing Final Stretch

By Jason Harrison

Jan 7, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames left wing Lance Bouma (17) and Arizona Coyotes defenseman Nicklas Grossmann (2) fight for position during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Arizona Coyotes won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames left wing Lance Bouma (17) and Arizona Coyotes defenseman Nicklas Grossmann (2) fight for position during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Arizona Coyotes won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 29, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Arizona Coyotes goalie Louis Domingue (35) makes a save against Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Phil Kessel (81) as Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton (44) defends during the third period at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins won 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

Arizona Coyotes’ Stretch Run Has Been Brutal

With playoff dreams and a whiteout in Glendale out of the picture, the Arizona Coyotes continue to struggle at the beginning of the final full month of the NHL regular season.

They are now 2-8-0 in their last ten contests and have gotten points from just six of their past 18 games.

The issues that result in a loss on any given night vary, but in general the team is suffering from an acute lack of consistency.

The only real consistency the Arizona Coyotes have shown is the ability to take numerous penalties on any given night. The penalty parade has been the difference in several games for the good guys.

It has been a rapid, rapid decline in the desert but an altogether unsurprising one.

The Coyotes’ knack for scoring was mainly a factor of a sky-high PDO early in the season, and the fact of the matter remains that Dave Tippett has spun cloth into gold with the pieces he has to work with in his current lineup.

Let’s take a look at what’s been going wrong:

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