The 23-year-old Keller leads the Coyotes in scoring with 12-14-26 in 34 games this season. He is first on the team in goals, points, power-play goals (tied - 2), game-winning goals (2), overtime goals (2) and shots (98). Keller has totaled 9-11-20 in his last 18 contests and has played in 324 consecutive games, which is the fourth-longest active games played streak in the NHL.
The 5-foot-10, 178-pound forward also leads Arizona in home scoring with 6-9-15 in 17 contests. Keller has recorded a team-high seven multi-point games and tallied his 200th career NHL point vs. CBJ, Nov. 18. Additionally, he became the second player in franchise history to register five different 10+ goal seasons before turning 24.
Keller has totaled 80-139-219 in 327 career regular season games with the team. He was drafted by the Coyotes in the first round (seventh overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft.
The Chesterfield, MO native was named to his first NHL All-Star Game in 2019 when he represented the Coyotes in San Jose. Keller is the 10th player in Coyotes history to be selected to multiple NHL All-Star Games with the team (Tkachuk, Khabibulin, Roenick, Numminen, Burke, Doan, Jovanovski, Yandle, Ekman-Larsson).
The 34-year-old Kessel has recorded 5-18-23 in 34 games with the Coyotes this season. The veteran forward leads the team in assists and ranks tied for second among Coyotes in points.
The 6-foot, 223-pound native of Madison, WI has played in 934 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 3, 2009. He holds the second-longest active games played streak in the NHL.
Fans can vote for Kessel in the 2022 NHL All-Star Last Men In at NHL.com/lastmenin.
Coyotes All-Star Representatives
1997: Defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky, Left Wing Keith Tkachuk
1998: Left Wing Keith Tkachuk, Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin
1999: Center Jeremy Roenick, Left Wing Keith Tkachuk, Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, Defenseman Teppo Numminen and Coach Jim Schoenfeld
2000: Center Jeremy Roenick, Defenseman Teppo Numminen
2001: Goaltender Sean Burke, Defenseman Teppo Numminen
2002: Goaltender Sean Burke
2004: Right Wing Shane Doan
2007: Center Yanic Perreault, Defenseman Ed Jovanovski
2008: Defenseman Ed Jovanovski
2009: Right Wing Shane Doan
2011: Defenseman Keith Yandle
2012: Defenseman Keith Yandle
2015: Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
2017: Goaltender Mike Smith
2018: Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
2019: Right Wing Clayton Keller
2020: Goaltender Darcy Kuemper and Head Coach Rick Tocchet
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