The Sedin twins announced Monday they will retire, ending their NHL careers after 17 seasons with the Canucks. They will play their final game on the road against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Vancouver is 5-1-1 in its past seven games after losing the previous seven in regulation; Arizona is 4-1-0 in its past five games and 11-6-1 in its past 18. The Canucks and Coyotes have each been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention.
Players to watch
Coyotes rookie forward Clayton Keller has points in 12 of his past 13 games (five goals, 11 assists). Henrik Sedin leads the Canucks in games played (1,328), points (1,068) and assists (828), and Daniel is second in games played (1,304), points (1,039) and assists (648), and first in goals (391).
They said it
"To be in this game, the last home game for the twins, is pretty special. It's something that I will remember when I look back. ... I just bought two jerseys actually, so I will have them sign it and I am going to see if I can get a picture with them too." -- Coyotes Swedish defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson "It is the last time we will step on this ice so it's going to be emotional for sure." -- Daniel Sedin
Chychrun sustained a season-ending injury during a 4-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Mermis was called up from Tucson of the American Hockey League to take his spot. ... Dvorak did not travel on the two-game trip and will miss his third straight game. … Hutton will return after missing eight games with a foot infection and one as a healthy scratch Tuesday.
Stat pack
Kuemper has lost four straight games since a 27-save shutout in a 1-0 win against Vancouver on March 11. … Domi has seven points (one goal, six assists) in a three-game streak, and 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his past 9 games. … Goldobin has three goals and an assist in a three-game point streak.
