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Nashville Predators 3
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Match Report

Coyotes hold off Predators 4-3 in series opener

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the first of Arizona's three first-period goals, a healthy Phil Kessel had two assists and the Coyotes held on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Sunday to open their Stanley Cup qualifier series.

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Team Stats

ARI NSH
20
Blocked Shots
17
22
Hits
15
3
Takeaways
5
37
Shots
43
1
Power Play Goals
2
6
Power Play Opportunities
5
16.7
Power Play Percentage
40.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
31
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
6
Giveaways
10
5
Total Penalties
7
10
Penalty Minutes
14

Top Performers

ARI

  • Darcy Kuemper G GA 3 · SA 43 · SOS 0
  • Derek Stepan C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Carl Soderberg C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Brad Richardson RW BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

NSH

  • Juuse Saros G GA 4 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Ryan Johansen C BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Nick Bonino C BS 3 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Matt Duchene C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:09 4-3
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  2. Penalty 14:02
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  3. Missed 11:24 4-3
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  4. Penalty 10:11
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  5. Missed 9:21 4-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  6. Goal 8:56 4-3
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  7. Penalty 7:41
    3rd
  8. Missed 7:30 4-2
    Craig Smith 3rd
  9. Missed 6:48 4-2
    Mikael Granlund 3rd
  10. Missed 5:23 4-2
    Ryan Johansen 3rd
  11. Missed 3:57 4-2
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  12. Missed 3:12 4-2
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  13. Goal 0:30 4-2
    Ryan Ellis 3rd
  14. Missed 19:25 4-1
    Viktor Arvidsson 2nd
  15. Missed 18:53 4-1
    Jarred Tinordi 2nd
  16. Missed 17:42 4-1
    Roman Josi 2nd
  17. Goal 16:25 4-1
    Michael Grabner 2nd
  18. Penalty 15:40
    Jakob Chychrun 2nd
  19. Missed 13:42 3-1
    Roman Josi 2nd
  20. Missed 11:37 3-1
    Colton Sissons 2nd
  21. Penalty 11:10
    Mikael Granlund 2nd
  22. Missed 8:10 3-1
    Barrett Hayton 2nd
  23. Penalty 6:31
    Dante Fabbro 2nd
  24. Penalty 1:51
    Rocco Grimaldi 2nd
  25. Goal 19:57 3-1
    Filip Forsberg 1st
  26. Penalty 19:20
    Phil Kessel 1st
  27. Penalty 18:23
    Jason Demers 1st
  28. Penalty 18:23
    Ryan Johansen 1st
  29. Goal 15:42 3-0
    Clayton Keller 1st
  30. Penalty 15:07
    Matt Duchene 1st
  31. Missed 14:47 2-0
    Conor Garland 1st
  32. Goal 10:52 2-0
    Christian Dvorak 1st
  33. Missed 9:49 1-0
    Conor Garland 1st
  34. Missed 8:19 1-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  35. Penalty 8:05
    Jarred Tinordi 1st
  36. Goal 7:59 1-0
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1st
  37. Missed 7:33 0-0
    Kyle Turris 1st
  38. Missed 2:14 0-0
    Kyle Turris 1st
  39. Penalty 1:06
    Christian Fischer 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-3
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:57 4-3
    Craig Smith 3rd
  4. Blocked 19:17 4-3
    Viktor Arvidsson 3rd
  5. Missed 19:09 4-3
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  6. Hit 19:01 4-3
    Viktor Arvidsson 3rd
  7. Blocked 18:41 4-3
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  8. Giveaway 18:10 4-3
    Ryan Johansen 3rd
  9. Face Off 17:47 4-3
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  10. Stoppage 17:47 4-3
    3rd
  11. Face Off 17:23 4-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  12. Stoppage 17:23 4-3
    3rd
  13. Face Off 17:17 4-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  14. Stoppage 17:17 4-3
    3rd
  15. Hit 17:06 4-3
    Jason Demers 3rd
  16. Hit 16:52 4-3
    Ryan Johansen 3rd
  17. Blocked 16:23 4-3
    Christian Fischer 3rd
  18. Shot 16:21 4-3
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  19. Face Off 15:36 4-3
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  20. Stoppage 15:36 4-3
    3rd
  21. Shot 15:36 4-3
    Carl Soderberg 3rd
  22. Shot 15:33 4-3
    Conor Garland 3rd
  23. Takeaway 15:11 4-3
    Kyle Turris 3rd
  24. Shot 15:04 4-3
    Roman Josi 3rd
  25. Shot 14:57 4-3
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 3rd
  26. Shot 14:22 4-3
    Ryan Ellis 3rd
  27. Shot 14:10 4-3
    Phil Kessel 3rd
  28. Face Off 14:02 4-3
    Christian Dvorak 3rd
  29. Stoppage 14:02 4-3
    3rd
  30. Penalty 14:02
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  31. Hit 13:24 4-3
    Conor Garland 3rd
  32. Face Off 13:13 4-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  33. Stoppage 13:13 4-3
    3rd
  34. Blocked 13:13 4-3
    Conor Garland 3rd
  35. Face Off 13:07 4-3
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  36. Shot 13:07 4-3
    Jakob Chychrun 3rd
  37. Stoppage 13:07 4-3
    3rd
  38. Face Off 13:04 4-3
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  39. Stoppage 13:04 4-3
    3rd
  40. Shot 13:04 4-3
    Jordan Oesterle 3rd

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