 Early in the 2009 – 10 season , Jovanovski missed ten games with a lower @-@ body injury in November and December 2009 . Shortly after returning to the Coyotes lineup , he was suspended for two games by the NHL for a hit to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Andrew Ebbett with his forearm on December 7 , 2009 . The following month , he received another two @-@ game suspension for elbowing New York Islanders rookie forward John Tavares in the head . Over 66 games during the season , he notched 10 goals and 34 points . He was overtaken as the team 's top @-@ scoring defenceman by Keith <unk> , who had scored 41 points . While the season was marked with an uncertain future for the Coyotes from a business perspective , as the franchise had filed for bankruptcy in May 2009 and was taken over by the NHL , the team performed well and recorded their best season in history . With 50 wins and 107 points ( a 28 @-@ point <unk> from the previous season ) , they finished with the third best record in the West and came within five points of a Pacific Division and Conference title , trailing only the San Jose Sharks . Facing the Detroit Red Wings in the opening round , the Coyotes were eliminated in seven games . Jovanovski had one goal and no assists in his first NHL playoffs since 2004 . 
