Arizona and Vancouver each has 59 points, two behind the Colorado Avalanche, who hold the second wild card, and Chicago Blackhawks, and one point behind the Minnesota Wild.
Vancouver is 2-5-1 in its past eight games after going 4-1-1 in its previous six.
Ryan Spooner, acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers for Sam Gagner on Saturday, will make his Canucks debut on a line with Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser.
Forward Richard Panik is expected to return after missing three games with an illness for the Coyotes, who are 4-2-0 in their past six games after a five-game losing streak (0-4-1).