Arizona is 3-1-0 in its past four games and 10-6-1 in its past 17. Goaltender Antti Raanta, the NHL's second star for the week ending April 1, is 8-1-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average and .956 save percentage with two shutouts in his past nine starts. The Flames are 1-7-0 in their past eight games, and have allowed at least four goals in six of them. Arizona and Calgary each have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention.
Players to watch
Coyotes forward Clayton Keller, who led all rookies with 13 assists and 19 points in 17 games in March, was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month on Monday. He has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in his past 12 games. Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has one assist in his past five games after having eight points (three goals, five assists) in his previous six games.
They said it
"We're trying to build something for the future coming into next season. We know we've been playing really good the last couple months here and taking some steps in the right direction." -- Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson "We want to finish on a good note here. We all have something to play for. We're professionals. We have a job to do. We want to finish on a good note here in front of our fans. It's been a tough year for us at home." -- Flames forward Mikael Backlund
