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An Optional Morning Skate For The Wings

01/15/2019 at 10:34am EST

Ansar Khan tweet,

Jimmy Howard in starter’s net during optional morning skate

As the norm, I will update if needed.

from Dave Vest of the Coyotes,

ABOUT THE 'YOTES:

• Arizona has earned at least one point in seven of its past nine games (6-2-1), and has climbed into fifth place in the Pacific Division standings, just five points behind first-place Vancouver.

• The Coyotes are the NHL's best penalty-killing team with a 91.8 percent success rate. Arizona, which has allowed just one power-play goal in nine road games this season, killed all eight of its opponents' power plays in the first three games of this four-game road trip.

• Backup Darcy Kuemper is expected to again start in goal in place of Antti Raanta, who is nursing a lower-body injury. Kuemper has started the past four games, including a 4-1 victory at Washington on Sunday in which he made 38 saves. Kuemper is 1-1-1 vs. Detroit in his career with a 1.93 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage.

• Defenseman Jakon Chychrun is expected to make his season debut after missing the first 16 games of the season due to a knee injury he suffered late last season. Chychrun underwent surgery in the off-season and rehabbed hard to limit his time on the sideline.

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