Nashville 4, Arizona 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 13, 2021
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Mitch Hunt
Attendance:
17159
By Field Level Media
Roman Josi had two goals and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win against the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night.
Matt Duchene scored his ninth goal of the season and added an assist for the Predators, who have won three straight and are 8-1-1 in their past 10 games. It was Duchene's seventh goal in his past seven games.
Mikael Granlund also scored for Nashville and Eeli Tolvanen had two assists. Juuse Saros made 22 saves and carried a shutout into the second half of the third period. He has allowed two goals or less in 10 of his 12 starts.
Jakob Chychrun scored his first goal of the season and Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves for Arizona, which lost its third straight.
The Coyotes have scored four goals in their past three games.
The Coyotes' league-worst power play, which ranks 29th in the NHL, went 1-for-6 while the Predators were 1-for-3.
Duchene took a pass from Josi and slid a wrist shot inside the far post from the left circle to give the Predators a 1-0 lead at 11:14 of the first period.
Nashville then preserved the lead when it killed off a two-minute 5-on-3 Arizona power play.
Josi made it 2-0 with a one-timer from the right point on a power play at 18:12.
Granlund scored on a wrist shot from the right circle shortly after a power play ended to increase the margin to 3-0 at 7:02 of the second period.
Early in the third period, Josi came out of the penalty box and had a breakaway. He missed but the puck hit the back wall and Josi banged it in off Vejmelka at 5:54.
After Nashville took a penalty for too many men on the ice, Chychrun took a cross-ice pass from Phil Kessel and scored on a wrist shot from the high slot at 13:30 for the 4-1 final.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
Nashville |
|
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Points |
Roman Josi 4 |
|
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Goals |
Roman Josi 2 |
|
Shayne Gostisbehere 1 |
Assists |
Roman Josi 2 |
|
Jakob Chychrun 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Roman Josi 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Karel Vejmelka .833 |
Save Percentage |
Juuse Saros .957 |
|
Karel Vejmelka 20 |
Saves |
Juuse Saros 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Arizona
|
23 |
1 |
1-6 |
2-3 |
28 |
29 |
| Nashville
|
24 |
4 |
1-3 |
5-6 |
35 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Predators have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .077 after a loss.
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