McGinn, who played 18 games for the Coyotes in 2014-15, will report to Tucson. Where Leighton, a 36-year-old veteran, will end up remains to be seen.
"We have to manage the situation and find nets for all of these guys," Chayka said of Leighton, and the three prospects in Tucson - Adin Hill, Hunter Miska and Marek Langhamer.
• Alex Goligoski scored the lone goal for Arizona in a 4-1 loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday at Bell MTS Place. The Coyotes are 0-6-2 in eight games at Winnipeg since the Jets returned to the NHL in 2011-12.
• The Coyotes failed to score on five power plays on Tuesday, including three in a row in the first period. They are just 1 for 22 on power plays over the past eight games.
"Lot of chances," said Brenda Perlini, who played 5:31 with a man advantage and led the team with five shots on goal. "We have to bear down and try to find something, but that's the game of hockey. Sometimes she goes in and sometimes she doesn't. We're not going to cry about it. I'm certainly not going to cry about it. You just (have) to get out and work harder and get some more chances ... I've been saying it all year: You can't complain, you can't moan. Just go play, work hard. There's no other special secret or special juice. You just have to work your way out of it, everyone, shift after shift."