Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan misses Calgary Flames game due to injury

Oct 23, 2013, 5:59 AM | Updated: 5:59 am

Arizona Sports

A familiar face was missing Tuesday night when the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Calgary Flames 4-2. Captain Shane Doan missed the game with a lower-body injury.

While Doan is no stranger to playing injured, he rarely misses a game. The last time he sat out a full game with an injury-related issue was November 2010.

“It’s funny how it just doesn’t feel right,” head coach Dave Tippett said of Doan’s absence after the win.

While it may not have felt right without Captain Coyote on the ice, the team’s play didn’t seem overly affected. Kyle Chipchura was able to fill his wing roll nicely and several players stepped up to lead the team to a win after blowing a 2-0 lead.

However, despite Chipchura putting together a good performance, the Coyotes will surely be looking forward to Doan’s return to the ice.

“It was a little strange not having him talk my ear off before the game,” said Phoenix Coyotes assistant captain Keith Yandle. “It wasn’t something that you want to get used to and I missed him in [the locker room.]”

Tippett said that Doan’s injury is not serious and he expects him back on the ice soon, but no timetable was given. He is officially listed as day-to-day.

Doan has averaged 18:46 of ice time this season and has tallied three points.

Arizona Sports’ Dave Dulberg contributed to this report.

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Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, and Calgary Flames' Sven Baertschi (47), of Switzerland, close in on the puck as linesman Vaughan Rody (73) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Jiri Hudler (24), of the Czech Republic, tries to get the puck past Phoenix Coyotes' Zbynek Michalek (4), of the Czech Republic, as he defends the goal in front of a diving Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Joey MacDonald gives up a goal to Phoenix Coyotes' Radim Vrbata, of the Czech Republic, as Coyotes' Martin Hanzal (11), of the Czech Republic, and Flames' Dennis Wideman (6) look on during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Radim Vrbata, of the Czech Republic, celebrates his goal scored against the Calgary Flames with teammates Mike Ribeiro (63), Martin Hanzal (11), of the Czech Republic, Keith Yandle (3) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), of Sweden, as Flames' Dennis Wideman (6) skates away during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Rostislav Klesla (16), of the Czech Republic, checks Calgary Flames' David Jones (54) into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Ribeiro (63) flips the puck past Calgary Flames' Joey MacDonald for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Lee Stempniak gets the puck past Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith and defenders Mikkel Boedker (89), of Denmark, and Derek Morris (53) as Flames' T.J. Galiardi (39) and Joe Colborne (8) look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Joe Colborne (8) scores a goal on a breakaway against Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Calgary Flames' Joe Colborne (8) celebrates his goal against the Phoenix Coyotes with teammate T.J. Galiardi (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' David Moss (18) celebrates a goal against Calgary Flames' Joey MacDonald, bottom right, by teammate Mike Ribeiro, as Flames' David Jones (54) and Dennis Wideman (6) arrive late to defend during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Ribeiro celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flames 4-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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