Ed Jovanovski News

Anders Eriksson isn't your average Bubba. The veteran defenseman, 34, a member of the 1998 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings who signed a contract with the Coyotes on Monday, was tagged with the moniker in his rookie season by teammate Chris Osgood .

Scottie Upshall had two goals and two assists to help the Phoenix Coyotes beat the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 Monday night for their seventh straight home win.

The Phoenix Coyotes are no doubt happy to be home after splitting four games on the road.

Ilya Bryzgalov is a goaltender by trade. But his true passion is in construction.

Petr Prucha scored twice, and Keith Yandle and Martin Hanzal each had three assists in the Phoenix Coyotes' 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

The Phoenix Coyotes know they can't continue to depend so heavily on outstanding goaltending.

Riding a seven-game point streak, the Coyotes begin a four- game road trip tonight in a city where they haven't won in the last three seasons.

Jonathan Ericsson might be joining a long list of sidelined Red Wings. The Detroit defenseman injured his left knee late in the first period of the Red Wings' 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.

Defense and goaltending. That's the trusty formula the Coyotes used again on Saturday night.

The first-place San Jose Sharks will try to avoid their longest losing streak in nearly two years when they visit the rival Phoenix Coyotes for tonight's Pacific Division clash at Jobing.com Arena.

Head to head: The only previous meeting came Oct. 12, and it was a battle of the Russian goalies, as neither the Sharks' Evgeni Nabokov nor the Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov allowed a goal in 65 minutes.

Phoenix was forced to take on the hometown Los Angeles Kings without suspended Ed Jovanovski last night, meaning the Coyotes' remaining defencemen will have their work cut out for them.

Oscar Moller and Jack Johnson netted first-period goals, Justin Williams scored in the eighth round of a shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings capitalized on the absence of suspended Phoenix defenseman Ed Jovanovski in a 3-2 victory over the Coyotes on Thursday night.

Scottie Upshall #8 of the Phoenix Coyotes celebrates after scoring the game winning goal against the Minnesota Wild during the game at the Xcel Energy Center on November 18, 2009 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Two games for Jovanovski Phoenix defenceman Ed Jovanovski checks Minnesota Wild forward Andrew Ebbett as Coyotes forward Robert Lang, right, tries to avoid the collision in the third period during an NHL hockey game on December 7. AP Coyotes defenceman suspended for delivering forearm to head of Minnesota player TORONTO - Published on Wednesday, ...

The Minnesota Wild are five points out of a playoff spot and the Phoenix Coyotes are sixth in the Western Conference.

Contributions from an array of players have the Minnesota Wild and Phoenix Coyotes playing some of their best hockey of the season.

Ed Jovanovski scored an unassisted goal in his return to the lineup and helped the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday night.

Ottawa hasn't won a road game in over a month, but a trip to Phoenix could be what the club needs to end that slide.

Jason LaBarbera is not scared of facing pucks coming at him at more than 100 miles per hour.