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The Coyotes will play their final game at Joe Louis Arena tonight when they take on the Detroit Red Wings in the second game of a four-game trip. The puck drops at 5:30 p.m. Arizona time.
Arizona (9-14-5) will attempt to rebound from a 7-0 loss at Pittsburgh on Monday.

"We're struggling at execution," Head Coach Dave Tippett said. "There's a standard you have to play to in the NHL whether you're a young guy or veteran. We didn't play or compete at an NHL level tonight, and that's the score you get. That's where we're at today."
Goalie Mike Smith, who started Monday's game at Pittsburgh but was removed in the second period after allowing four goals on 18 shots, will start vs. Detroit.
Center Peter Holland, whom the Coyotes acquired from Toronto via trade last week, has joined the team and is expected to make his Arizona debut.
"A little nervous, a little excited," Holland said Tuesday morning. "But (I'm) looking forward to getting going."

Forward Anthony Duclair likely will return to the lineup after being scratched three times recently, including the past two games. Duclair, who scored 20 goals as a rookie last season, has notched just one this season.
"There's a chance he comes back in," Tippett said. "Hopefully he's got himself to a point where there's a little extra desire there."
Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson will enter the game with a five-game point streak (two goals, four assists) vs. Detroit.
Arizona will again play minus defenseman Connor Murphy, who suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday and hasn't played since.
The Coyotes/Jets franchise has posted a 24-34-8-3 record in 69 games played at Joe Louis Arena, which will no longer be home to the Red Wings after this season.

Detroit (13-12-4) is in the middle of a five-game homestand. So far, the Red Wings are 0-1-1 and they scored just one goal in those games.
Captain Henrik Zetterberg will be a game-time decision because of multiple minor injuries. Zetterberg, who hasn't missed a game this season, leads the team with 20 points (six goals, 14 assists).
Forward Dylan Larkin has scored six of his team-leading nine goals at Joe Louis Arena.
Jimmy Howard, who is 5-5-1 with a 1.68 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage, will start in goal.
Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson is expected to miss his third straight game because of back spasms.
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