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Those were the buzzwords that enveloped the Phoenix Coyotes over the summer, but the team that made more news in the courtroom than on the ice rink is one of the early surprise stories in the NHL.

At home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he's known as Lyle Richardson . But around these parts, he's known as Spector, FOXSports.com's Prince of Pucks.

We're four weeks in. You've managed to resist trading away the Luongos and Lecavaliers of the league that were killing you out of the gate.

The Anaheim Ducks broke out of a slump in a big way on Friday. The club could find the task a little tougher this evening, however, when it visits the surging Phoenix Coyotes in a showdown between Pacific Division members.

The St. Louis Blues will try for consecutive wins for the first time since the opening days of the season when they welcome the surprising Phoenix Coyotes for a Western Conference battle at Scottrade Center.

The Arizona Republic's Jim Gintonio gave a relatively charitable assessment of Jonathan Ericsson's play with the Red Wings this season, kindly omitting his -5 plus-minus rating and the whole waving-in-front-of-Adrian Aucoin's shot and possibly tipping in the game-winning goal in Phoenix's 3-2 overtime win thing while discussing Ericsson's "role": ...

A summer spent in bankruptcy court, the possibility of a 2,300-mile franchise shift, the head coach's sudden departure, a near-monumental lack of interest among hometown fans - and yet the Phoenix Coyotes have won six of their first nine games as they head to Madison Square Garden for Monday night's game against the Rangers .

Petr Prucha #16 of the Phoenix Coyotes skates the puck up ice against the Los Angeles Kings on April 2, 2009 at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

A After months in exile, speculation began to unravel about the existence of the Phoenix Coyotes.

"You'd have a Coyotes shirt on and people are saying, 'You guys are leaving, right?' " Maloney said Wednesday.

Adrian Aucoin scored at 1:57 of overtime to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

Ed Jovanovski #55 of the Phoenix Coyotes celebrates with Peter Mueller #88 after Jovanovski scored the game-winning goal in overtime against the St.

There is no complacency among the Coyotes, who have won five of their first seven games, the team's best start since going 6-1 to open the 2000-01 season.

Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, Colorado Avalanche netminder Craig Anderson and Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending October 18.

When, where: Tonight, 9 p.m., Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM . Goals: Radim Vrbata 3, Ed Jovanovski 2, Matthew Lombardi 2, Scottie Upshall 2. Assists: Adrian Aucoin 3, Jovanovski 2, Shane Doan 2, Vernon Fiddler 2, Zbynek Michalek 2, and Peter Mueller 2. Goaltending: Ilya Bryzgalov , Jason Labarbera .

Ed Jovanovski scored at 3:37 of overtime to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-2 victory over the St.

Phoenix Coyotes' Ed Jovanovski, left, and Adrian Aucoin, right, take on the Sabres in Buffalo on Thursday.

Lauri Korpikoski scored a shootout goal to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 1-0 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.

The Phoenix Coyotes are back on the ice where they belong after Balsillie almost melted the hearts of Phoenix Coyotes fan and the organization after trying to purchase the team and move them to Southern Ontario, Canada.

There was no way Shane Doan was being called to the stand in the infamous bankruptcy court of Judge Redfield T. Baum.