Starter Antti Raanta (lower body) skated Sunday but remains out for the Coyotes, who are 3-1-1 in their past five games and 9-3-2 in their past 14, including a 2-1 win against the Canucks at Rogers Arena on March 7. Arizona is last in the NHL with 53 points. The Canucks have lost two in a row and are 4-10-3 in their past 17. They've allowed four goals or more in five of their past six.
Players to watch
Canucks forward Daniel Sedin has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in his past 13 games. Coyotes forward Derek Stepan has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past four games.
They said it
"We've got a lot of injuries, but other teams have injuries too. We've got to start having higher expectations of ourselves." -- Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom "I think we've started to do a real good job of establishing our identity at home for next year, so we want to keep going with that." -- Coyotes defenseman Jason Demers
Tanev skated Sunday but is not ready to play. … Goligoski rejoined the Coyotes after the birth of his second child.
Stat pack
Horvat has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past five games. … Arizona has scored two goals or fewer in eight of its past 11 games. ... The Coyotes have allowed two goals or fewer in seven of their past 12 games.
