Coyotes swap out backup goaltenders

The Coyotes Lightning for Leighton.

The trade, announced Tuesday, ends Domingue’s mixed tenure with the Coyotes.

Domingue played well at times as Mike Smith’s backup last season but struggled this season when new No. 1 goalie Antti Raanta suffered a pair of lower-body injuries. Domingue went 0-6 with a 4.33 goals-against average before Arizona acquired Scott Wedgewood in a trade with the Devils.

McGinn has nine goals and eight assists in 89 career NHL games with three teams, including the Coyotes in 2014-15. Leighton has appeared in 110 NHL games with four teams, going 37-43-14 with a 2.98 goals-against average.

Flames G Mike Smith did not travel with the team to Detroit on Tuesday a day after leaving the first period of a game against the Blues with an undisclosed injury. Smith has started 16 of the Flames’ 17 games this season. AP traded forward goalie Louis Tye McGinn Domingue to the and goalie Michael