Nashville 4, Arizona 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 21, 2022
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Brandon Gawryletz
Attendance:
17159
By Field Level Media
Roman Josi and Matt Duchene scored 28 seconds apart to give Nashville the lead early in the third period, but the Predators needed a shootout to claim a 4-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.
Arizona held a 2-1 lead after two periods, but Josi tied it on Nashville's fifth power-play goal in four games, and second of the night, at 1:03 of the third. His drive got by partially screened goalie Connor Ingram, a former Predators player.
Ingram finished with a career-high 42 saves.
At 1:31 of the period, Duchene glided unchecked in front of the net and buried Colton Sissons' pass for a 3-2 Predators advantage.
However, Nick Bjugstad leveled the contest for Arizona on his second goal of the night with 6:44 remaining. With the Coyotes' short-handed, the Predators coughed up the puck, Bjugstad picked it up and then raced through the zone to beat Juuse Saros (24 saves).
The game eventually went to a shootout, where Cody Glass scored the final goal in the seventh round for the Predators, who are in a 4-0-1 stretch. Arizona, meanwhile, dropped its fourth in a row (0-3-1) and is 5-7-1 in road contests.
Nashville recorded the first seven shots of the night and had three power-play chances within the first seven-plus minutes. The Predators finally capitalized on the third attempt, when Mikael Granlund put home a juicy rebound of Filip Forsberg's shot from the circle with 12:56 remaining in the first.
The Coyotes eventually tied it with 11:10 left in the second period. Lawson Crouse got the puck on the tape from Bjugstad, then raced in to beat Saros. Bjugstad gave Arizona the lead with 4:04 remaining in the middle frame when he worked hard to put in a rebound off the right skate of Saros.
Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun played for the first time since he suffered a severe ankle injury against Boston on March 12. Meanwhile, teammate Clayton Keller's 11-game road point streak came to an end Monday.
Duchene, Forsberg and Ryan Johansen also scored in the shootout for Nashville. Bjugstad, Keller and Nick Ritchie tallied for Arizona.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
Nashville |
|
Nick Bjugstad 3 |
Points |
Mikael Granlund 2 |
|
Nick Bjugstad 2 |
Goals |
Mikael Granlund 1 |
|
Nick Bjugstad 1 |
Assists |
Mikael Granlund 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Mikael Granlund 1 |
|
Nick Bjugstad 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Connor Ingram .933 |
Save Percentage |
Juuse Saros .889 |
|
Connor Ingram 42 |
Saves |
Juuse Saros 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Arizona
|
27 |
3 |
0-2 |
5-7 |
21 |
29 |
| Nashville
|
45 |
4 |
2-7 |
2-2 |
11 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Predators have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .364 after a loss.
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