The Nashville Predators (25-19-6) welcome the Arizona Coyotes (17-28-8) at Bridgestone Arena on Monday. Arizona is coming off a high-scoring 6-5 overtime loss against the Blues on Saturday, their 18th consecutive defeat away from home.
The Coyotes committed five penalties in the game, though they held St. Louis without a power play goal. Clayton Keller led the Coyotes with two goals.
Nick Schmaltz and Juuso Valimaki both had three assists to lead the team in scoring. Karel Vejmelka only had 31 saves on 37 shots against (.837%) in the loss.
Nashville beat the Flyers 2-1 (OT) on Saturday. Matt Duchene and Nino Niederreiter both scored once for the Predators. Duchene added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Juuse Saros was impressive in the win, making 23 saves (.958%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Predators won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 (SO) victory in November. Roman Josi and Mikael Granlund each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Nashville. Nick Bjugstad led Arizona with three points (2G 1A). Saros got the win despite saving only 24 of 27 shots (.888%).
FACING OFF
Arizona is averaging 2.64 goals per game for the season, 28th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 2.92 goals a game (13th).
Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.76 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Coyotes are allowing opponents to score 3.53 goals per game (25th).
Arizona averages fewer shots/game (25.9) than any other team in the league, though the team’s 10.4% shooting percentage ranks 13th. Nashville has been up to the task of stopping shots, ranking No. 5 with a team save percentage of .919%.
The Predators’ 16.25% power play percentage is the fifth-worst in the league, while the Coyotes rank 25th with a conversion rate of 18.79%. In terms of defending power plays, Nashville has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 80.70%, while Arizona is 24th at 75.63%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 48 points this season, Keller is the top skater for the Coyotes. He has 21 goals and 27 assists in 53 games. In the net, Vejmelka (14-17-4) is Arizona’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 3.16 GAA and a .908% save percentage. Josi (43 points), Filip Forsberg (42), and Duchene (41) lead the Predators in scoring. Josi has 12 goals and 31 assists, while Forsberg has 19 goals and 23 assists.
Duchene has 16 goals and 25 assists. Saros (19-14-5) is the top goalie for Nashville with a goals against average of 2.78. He has a save percentage of .918%.
HOME AND AWAY
Arizona is 6-20-6 away from home this season. Nashville is 14-8-3 at home this season.
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