| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 10/03/2008 | 23 | - |
| Wayne Gretzky became a much better coach midseason when goalie Ilya Bryzgalov arrived. He's still working with a lot of kids though, but there's enough talent to make Phoenix the NHL's biggest potential surprise. |
| 04/07/2008 | 23 | 25 |
| The Coyotes developed a good young core this season, although it suffered some growing pains along the way. But with goalie Ilya Bryzgalov locked up for several years, the playoff dry spell in the desert won't last much longer. |
| 03/31/2008 | 25 | 25 |
| The young Coyotes look like they were overcome by the pressure of a playoff race when it got to crunch time by losing seven of their past eight. |
| 03/24/2008 | 25 | 20 |
| Phoenix is falling. A five-game losing streak has taken the Coyotes out of the playoff race, though through no fault of captain Shane Doan, who has eight points in that time. |
| 03/17/2008 | 20 | 21 |
| The Coyotes have been hurt by their struggles at home, where they have fewer wins than all but two teams. That doesn't bode well for their playoff chances, because six of their last 10 are in Phoenix. |
| 03/10/2008 | 21 | 20 |
| Young teams feel the pressure this time of year and the Coyotes are no exception, after failing to hold leads in crucial home game losses to Montreal and Ottawa. The power play outage didn’t help either. |
| 03/03/2008 | 20 | 16 |
| Not much offense these days for the Coyotes, which doesn't make goalie Ilya Bryzgalov's life any easier. Phoenix can't afford to lose too much ground in the playoff race and is facing three high-powered offenses this week. |
| 02/25/2008 | 16 | 21 |
| The Coyotes started 2008 ranked 24th in both power plays and penalty killing but their special teams have been much improved since then. Phoenix is now 11th with a man advantage and 16th on penalty kill. |
| 02/18/2008 | 21 | 21 |
| Shane Doan, who played through January with a broken hand, has 11 goals and 25 assists for 37 points in his past 26 games. |
| 02/11/2008 | 21 | 18 |
| The Coyotes are hurting themselves with their play at home, winning only 11 times, the fewest in the Western Conference. |
