Nashville Predators (20-32-5) vs. Arizona Coyotes (18-30-11)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a seven-game Sunday card and brings this Western Conference clash from the Mullett Arena in Glendale, Arizona, as the Nashville Predators take on the Arizona Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. ET
These teams have played twice this season, splitting the two meetings. Both of those games were in Nashville, with the Coyotes winning the last battle on February 13, 4-2. They were +203 underdogs in that contest with the total set at 6.0. Nashville is the favorite in this game. -165).
The Nashville Predators downed the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, 6-2. It was the second straight victory for the team and their third in their last four games. This is the second of a two-game road trip as Nashville is 12-12-3 on the road this season. The Predators are in fourth place in the Western Conference wildcard standings, seven points behind Colorado for the final spot.
Nashville dominated in the victory over San Jose, scoring two power-play goals and a shorthanded tally to earn the 6-2 victory. Nino Niederreiter scored two goals, including one on the power-play and Mikael Granlund had two goals and an assist. Niederreiter was traded to Winnipeg on Saturday. Nashville has not been very good on the power play this season, 26th overall at 17.9% while averaging 2.86 goals per game, 25th in the NHL.
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— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) February 25, 2023
Juuse Soros (22-16-5, 2.82, .916) stopped 22 of 24 shots to earn the victory. It was a nice rebound performance by Saros, who had allowed at least four goals in three straight games, allowing 13 total goals in that span. Nashville is 14th in goals allowed per game (3.00) and 14th in penalty killing (80.2%).
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