Mike Ribeiro scored a goal and registered two assists in Phoenix's 6-2 victory over Edmonton. Ribeiro now has eight goals and 21 points in 27 games this season. He isn't likely to match his roughly point-per-game pace from the shortened campaign, but Ribeiro is a decent bet to end up with 60-70 points.

Mike Ribeiro ranks 11th among all NHL forwards in terms of power-play time on ice. Ribeiro has garnered a total of 82:18 in man advantage ice-time so far this season which ranks along the same lines as Joe Pavelski, Chris Kunitz, Eric Staal, Claude Giroux and Corey Perry. The downside is that his six power-play points ranks 28th among all NHL forwards. Ribeiro appears in a whopping 70.9 percent of the Coyotes' power play chances, which operates at the sixth best efficiency in the league. He's probably just a bit unlucky at the moment, and if he continues to post similar numbers as he currently does, his power-play production should skyrocket.

Before he jumped from the Washington Capitals to sign with the Phoenix Coyotes as a free agent, Mike Ribeiro gave superstar Alex Ovechkin some interesting advice. "I actually told him to stop shooting high and try to go 5-hole a few times," Ribeiro said. "And he started shooting 5-hole. The thing there is that a lot of people are scared to talk to him because he's such a big [star] and I don't really care. I was just telling him what I thought and it helped him to change a bit, to give different looks to goalies." Ribeiro faces his former Washington mates today for the first time.

Mike Ribeiro scored twice to lead the Coyotes to a 4-2 victory over the Flames Tuesday night. It was Ribeiro's fourth and fifth goals of the season. Defenseman Keith Yandle registered two assists in the game, while Radim Vrbata and Rob Klinkhammer scored the Coyotes' other goals.

Mike Ribeiro had his best game with the Phoenix Coyotes Saturday as he scored twice to lead his new team to a 5-2 rout of the visiting Detroit Red Wings. The goals were Ribeiro's second and third of the season. Ribeiro signed with the Coyotes as a free agent before the season. Goalie Mike Smith, incidentally, was credited with the Coyotes' fifth goal on the night, with one second left on the clock. Needless to say, it was his first, and probably his last, goal of the season. Other Phoenix scorers were Martin Hanzal (second) and Antoine Vermette (third). Mikkel Boedker notched two assists for the winners.

Mike Ribeiro was held pointless in his third consecutive game as the Coyotes lost ugly to New York 6-1 Tuesday night. The newly acquired centre managed to produce at over a point-per-game last year with the Capitals, but has not found any chemistry yet on Phoenix's top line in the early goings of the season.

Mike Ribeiro has been participating in some informal workouts with his new Phoenix teammates. He has spoken with and skated with Coyotes captain Shane Doan and the two of them are already starting to develop a good rapport. "It's always nice to know where players like to have the puck, and I like to know where they like to shoot," Ribeiro said. "It's nice to be able to practice with them." Ribeiro and Doan will probably be linemates when the regular season opens.

Mike Ribeiro was "surprised" the Capitals didn't re-sign him. Ribeiro seemed to want to stay in the D.C. area long-term. "I was surprised," Ribeiro told reporters after Friday's signing. "I moved there, moved my family too. My thinking was, if I had a great season they'd keep me there, or find a way to keep me there, but obviously we couldn't. Once I confirmed they couldn't re-sign me, my first option was Phoenix. And that's what we went for."

The relationship between center Mike Ribeiro and coach Dave Tippett is one the newest Coyote is happy to renew. The two parties are familiar with each other dating back to their time together in Dallas and Tippett reportedly had been trying to recruit Ribeiro since he arrived in Phoenix. "He's got unbelievable poise with the puck," Tippett said. "He can find people, make great plays in traffic and he just has the ability to hold it and make the right play." The addition should help the Coyotes improve on their anemic power play, but expecting a repeat of last season's performance from Ribeiro would be a stretch.

Mike Ribeiro has signed a four-year/$22 million contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. Ribeiro had 13 goals and 49 points in 46 games with the Washington Capitals last season. He'll be a big boost to the Coyotes offensively, but he's not likely to replicate his 2013 success when it comes to point-per-game production. Look for him to get about 60-70 points in 2013-14. It's worth adding that this move also reunites Ribeiro with his former bench boss in Dallas, Dave Tippett.