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This is a list of seasons completed by the [[Arizona Coyotes]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the [[Arizona Coyotes|Coyotes]] completed in the NHL since their relocation from [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg]] in 1996 as the '''Phoenix Coyotes''', up to when they suspended operations following the [[2023–24 NHL season]].

In 27 completed seasons ([[2004–05 NHL lockout|2004–05 NHL season]] was not played), the Coyotes made the playoffs nine times and won a division title once.

==Table key==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|+Key of colors and symbols
!scope="col" |Color/symbol
!scope="col" |Explanation
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF" |{{dagger}}
|[[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup champions]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#DDFFDD" |{{double dagger}}
|[[Conference (sports)|Conference]] champions
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" |{{Up-arrow}}
|[[Division (sports)|Division]] champions
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#FFCCCC" | {{Hashtag}}
|[[Presidents' Trophy|Led league in points]]
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|+Key of terms and abbreviations
|-
!scope="col" |Term or abbreviation
!scope="col" |Definition
|-
!scope="row" |Finish
|Final position in division or league standings
|-
!scope="row" |GP
|Number of games played
|-
!scope="row" |W
|Number of wins
|-
!scope="row" |L
|Number of losses
|-
!scope="row" |T
|Number of ties
|-
!scope="row" |OT
|Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
|-
!scope="row" |Pts
|Number of points
|-
!scope="row" |GF
|Goals for (goals scored by the Coyotes)
|-
!scope="row" |GA
|Goals against (goals scored by the Coyotes' opponents)
|-
!scope="row" |—
|Does not apply
|}

==Year by year==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[List of NHL seasons|Season]]
!rowspan="2"|Coyotes season
!rowspan="2"|[[Conference (sports)|Conference]]
!rowspan="2"|[[Division (sports)|Division]]
!colspan="9"|[[Season structure of the NHL|Regular season]]<ref>Code explanation; '''GP'''&mdash;Games played, '''W'''&mdash;Wins, '''L'''&mdash;Losses, '''OT'''&mdash;Overtime/shootout losses, '''GF'''&mdash;Goals for, '''GA'''&mdash;Goals against, '''Pts'''&mdash;Points</ref>
! colspan="6"|[[Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs|Postseason]]<ref>The result of the playoff series shows the Coyotes' result first regardless of the outcome, followed by the opposing team in parentheses.</ref>
|-
!Finish
!GP
!W
!L
!T<ref>Beginning in 2005, all games have a winner. Ties were eliminated</ref>
!OT<ref>Beginning in 1999, overtime (and later shootout) losses are worth one point</ref>
!Pts
!GF
!GA
!GP
!W
!L
!GF
!GA
!Result
|-
|colspan="19" align="center" | ''[[List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons|Relocated from Winnipeg]]''
|- 
|colspan="19" align="center" | '''Phoenix Coyotes'''
|-
|[[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
|[[1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes season|1996–97]]
|[[Western Conference (NHL)|Western]]
|[[Central Division (NHL)|Central]]
|3rd
|82
|38
|37
|7
|—
|83
|240
|243
|7
|3
|4
|17
|17
|Lost in [[1997 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] ([[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim|Mighty Ducks]]), 3–4
|- 
|[[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
|[[1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes season|1997–98]]
|Western
|Central
|4th
|82
|35
|35
|12
|—
|82
|224
|227
|6
|2
|4
|18
|24
|Lost in [[1998 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] ([[Detroit Red Wings|Red Wings]]), 2–4
|- 
|[[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
|[[1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season|1998–99]]
|Western
|[[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific]]
|2nd
|82
|39
|31
|12
|—
|90
|205
|197
|7
|3
|4
|16
|19
|Lost in [[1999 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] ([[St. Louis Blues|Blues]]), 3–4
|- 
|[[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
|[[1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes season|1999–00]]
|Western
|Pacific
|3rd
|82
|39
|31
|8
|4
|90
|232
|228
|5
|1
|4
|10
|17
|Lost in [[2000 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] ([[Colorado Avalanche|Avalanche]]), 1–4
|- 
|[[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
|[[2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season|2000–01]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|35
|27
|17
|3
|90
|214
|212
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
|[[2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes season|2001–02]]
|Western
|Pacific
|2nd
|82
|40
|27
|9
|6
|95
|228
|210
|5
|1
|4
|7
|13
|Lost in [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] ([[San Jose Sharks|Sharks]]), 1–4
|- 
|[[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
|[[2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season|2002–03]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|31
|35
|11
|5
|78
|204
|230
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
|[[2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes season|2003–04]]
|Western
|Pacific
|5th
|82
|22
|36
|18
|6
|68
|188
|245
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]]<sup>1</sup>
|[[2004–05 Phoenix Coyotes season|2004–05]]
| colspan="17" |''Season canceled due to [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]''
|-
|[[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]<sup>2</sup>
|[[2005–06 Phoenix Coyotes season|2005–06]]
|Western
|Pacific
|5th
|82
|38
|39
|—
|5
|81
|246
|271
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
|[[2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season|2006–07]]
|Western
|Pacific
|5th
|82
|31
|46
|—
|5
|67
|216
|284
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
|[[2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season|2007–08]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|38
|37
|—
|7
|83
|214
|231
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season|2008–09]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|36
|39
|—
|7
|79
|208
|252
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
|[[2009–10 Phoenix Coyotes season|2009–10]]
|Western
|Pacific
|2nd
|82
|50
|25
|—
|7
|107
|225
|202
|7
|3
|4
|18
|26
|Lost in [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] (Red Wings), 3–4
|-
|[[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes season|2010–11]]
|Western
|Pacific
|3rd
|82
|43
|26
|—
|13
|99
|231
|226
|4
|0
|4
|10
|18
|Lost in [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] (Red Wings), 0–4
|-
|[[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season|2011–12]]
|Western
|style="background:#FFE6BD;"|Pacific{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}}
|1st
|82
|42
|27
|—
|13
|97
|216
|204
|16
|9
|7
|37
|35
|Won in [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|conference quarterfinals]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|Blackhawks]]), 4–2<br>Won in conference semifinals ([[Nashville Predators|Predators]]), 4–1<br>Lost in conference finals ([[Los Angeles Kings|Kings]]), 1–4
|-
|[[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]<sup>3</sup>
|[[2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season|2012–13]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|48
|21
|18
|—
|9
|51
|125
|131
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season|2013–14]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|37
|30
|—
|15
|89
|216
|231
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|colspan="19" align="center"|'''Arizona Coyotes'''
|-
|[[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Arizona Coyotes season|2014–15]]
|Western
|Pacific
|7th
|82
|24
|50
|—
|8
|56
|170
|272
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season|2015–16]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|35
|39
|—
|8
|78
|209
|245
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Arizona Coyotes season|2016–17]]
|Western
|Pacific
|6th
|82
|30
|42
|—
|10
|70
|197
|260
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season|2017–18]]
|Western
|Pacific
|8th
|82
|29
|41
|—
|12
|70
|208
|256
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season|2018–19]]
|Western
|Pacific
|4th
|82
|39
|35
|—
|8
|86
|213
|223
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]<sup>4</sup>
|[[2019–20 Arizona Coyotes season|2019–20]]
|Western
|Pacific
|5th
|70
|33
|29
|—
|8
|74
|195
|185
|9
|4
|5
|22
|33
|Won in [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|qualifying round]] (Predators), 3–1<br>Lost in first round (Avalanche), 1–4
|- 
|[[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]<sup>5</sup>
|[[2020–21 Arizona Coyotes season|2020–21]]
|—
|[[West Division (NHL)|West]]
|5th
|56
|24
|26
|—
|6
|54
|153
|176
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Arizona Coyotes season|2021–22]]
|Western
|Central
|8th
|82
|25
|50
|—
|7
|57
|207
|313
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Arizona Coyotes season|2022–23]]
|Western
|Central
|7th
|82
|28
|40
|—
|14
|70
|228
|299
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|- 
|[[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]]
|[[2023–24 Arizona Coyotes season|2023–24]]
|Western
|Central
|7th
|82
|36
|41
|—
|5
|77
|256
|274
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|Did not qualify
|-
|colspan="19" align="center" | ''Suspended operations''<sup>6</sup>
|-
!colspan="5"|Totals<ref>Totals as of the completion of the 2022–23 season</ref>
!2,142
!918
!934
!94
!191
!2,121
!5,668
!6,329
!66
!26
!40
!155
!202
!9 playoff appearances
|}

:<sup>1</sup> <small>Season was cancelled due to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]].</small>
:<sup>2</sup> <small>As of the [[2005–06 NHL season]], all games tied after regulation will be decided in a shootout; SOL (Shootout losses) will be recorded as OTL in the standings.</small>
:<sup>3</sup> <small>The [[2012–13 NHL season]] was shortened due to the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]].</small>
:<sup>4</sup> <small>The [[2019–20 NHL season]] was suspended on March 12, 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].</small>
:<sup>5</sup> <small>The [[2020–21 NHL season]] was shortened due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].</small>
:<sup>6</sup> <small>Due to ongoing arena issues in the Phoenix area the team suspended operations pending the acquisition of a new arena. All Coyotes' players and personnel were transferred to the expansion [[Utah Mammoth]].</small>

===All-time records===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! Statistic || GP || W || L || T || OT
|-
| style="text-align:left;|Regular season record (1996–present) || 2,142 || 918 || 934 || 94 || 191
|-
| style="text-align:left;|Postseason record (1996–present) || 66 || 26 || 40 || — || —
|-
! style="text-align:left;|All-time regular and postseason record || 2,208 || 944 || 974 || 94 || 191
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%"|All-time series record: 3–9
|}

==References==
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