Smith Comes Up Huge For Coyotes: Mike Smith was as solid as he has been throughout the playoffs and season as a whole, making 36 saves en route to a 2-0 season-saving win over the Kings on Sunday. (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Mike Smith pitched his third shutout of the postseason and continues to provide the Coyotes with excellent netminding. As long as he's in net, the Coyotes aren't out of it -- the question is, and has been throughout the season, whether he'll get the goal support he needs to post the W. (Updated 05/20/2012).
05/23/2012 00:48 Penner's OT goal eliminates Coyotes, sends Kings to Stanley Cup Final
Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
Smith undoubtedly has an opportunity to become the No. 1 netminder in Arizona after losing out on the job to Dan Ellis and Dwayne Roloson in Tampa Bay. With the departure of Ilya Bryzgalov, the Coyotes are looking to re-solidify their netminding situation and hope that Smith, who posted a 13-6-1 record, 2.90-GAA, and .899 save percentage in 22 games last season, will ultimately become the anchor in net that carried Phoenix to two consecutive playoff berths. We wouldn't be surprised to see Phoenix roll with Smith out of the gate, especially since the coaching staff seems to have a strong sense of what to expect from incumbent veteran Jason LaBarbera. (Updated 10/4/11)
