The Arizona Coyotes will miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a fifth straight season, but the coaches and players remain optimistic heading into their final road trip of the season. Arizona is coming off a 6-3 home victory against the Washington Capitals, the top team in the Eastern Conference, on Friday. "I think it's hard for teams that play against us right now. They don't know what to expect from us because we're already out of the playoffs," forward Alexander Burmistrov said. "But we, on our side, are battling to try to show the coaches, the management, we want to play and we want to be here. So it's tough to play against us, I think." Forward Shane Doan is four games from completing his 21st consecutive season with the Coyotes. He returned against the Capitals after missing seven games with a lower-body injury and had an assist. Doan has scored 37 goals and has 81 points in his career against the Los Angeles Kings, more than he's had against any NHL team.