NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. ARIZONA
− The Predators are 42-31-(2)-6 all-time against the Coyotes, including a 16-19-(0)-5 record on the road. This will be Nashville’s second-ever game at Mullett Arena.
− This is the fourth and final matchup between Nashville and Arizona in 2022-23; it is the second and final at Mullett Arena.
− Nashville is 2-1-0 against Arizona this season, picking up a 6-2 win in its last meeting on Feb. 26. Previously, the Predators dropped a 4-2 game to the Coyotes on Feb. 13 and claimed a 4-3 shootout victory on Nov. 21; both of those games were on home ice.
− The Predators are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Coyotes; they are 6-4-0 in their last 10; and 2-3-0 in their last five on the road.
NOTABLES vs. ARIZONA
− Matt Duchene owns 30 career points (14g-16a) against Arizona, the most among Predators skaters. He has five points (2g3a) in three games vs. the Coyotes this season.
− Roman Josi has 18 points (9g-9a) in his last nine games vs. the Coyotes, including a three-point effort on Feb. 26 (2g-1a).
− Tommy Novak recorded his third career three-point game on Feb. 26 at Arizona (1g-2a).
− Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram was claimed on waivers from Nashville on Oct. 10. He made his first three career NHL starts with the Predators and started three of Nashville’s four postseason games in 2022.
− Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka was selected by the Predators in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 3, Vancouver Canucks 4 (SO) – March 6 (Rogers Arena)
− NSH goals: Sissons (11), Evangelista (1), Evangelista (2)
− VAN goals: Pettersson (30), Podkolzin (3), Joshua (9)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (SOL, 26/29); VAN – Silovs (W, 29/32)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; VAN 0-3
− Notes: Nashville moved to 15-12-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their three-game regular-season series against the Canucks with a 2-0-1 record… Nashville is now 7-7 in overtime/shootouts this season (4-5 in OT; 3-2 in shootouts)… The Predators have killed off 19 straight penalties dating back to Feb. 21 vs. Vancouver… Luke Evangelista scored his first two career NHL goals, including the game-tying goal at 16:55 of the third period… He became the second player in Predators history to score his first two career NHL goals in the same game, joining Jordan Gross (Nov. 5, 2022 at Vancouver)… Jeremy Lauzon tallied two assists for his first multi-point game of 2022-23… Colton Sissons scored his 11th goal of the season; he has eight points (4g-4a) in his last 14 games… Tyson Barrie recorded an assist to give him points in two of his first three games with Nashville (1g-1a).
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 6 54
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 6 11
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 6 6
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 6 5
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-6 2
Philip Tomasino Upper body – day-to-day March 6 1
Total man-games lost: 142
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 55; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 16; Forsberg – 11; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Johansen – 6; Parssinen – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
OVERALL (81 GP) 42-31-(2)-6
HOME (41 GP) 26-12-(2)-1
ROAD (40 GP) 16-19-(0)-5
LAST MEETING Feb. 26, 2023 at ARI (W, 6-2)
PLAYOFFS (0-2) Last: 2020 SCQ (L, 3-1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 6: Recalled forward Michael McCarron from Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 4: Reassigned forward Zach Sanford to Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 3: Acquired forward Rasmus Asplund from Buffalo for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a one-year, $2.5 million contract for 2023-24. Signed goaltender Kevin Lankinen to a oneyear, $2 million contract for 2023-24.
− March 2: Recalled forward John Leonard from Milwaukee (AHL)
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is fresh off a 6-2 victory over STL on Tuesday, which tied its season-high for goals in a game. The club is 2-2-1 in its last 5 GP and 4-4-2 in its last 10 outings
• Clayton Keller comes into tonight with 22 pts (8-14-22) since the All-Star Break (14 GP), good for a share of the 3rd-most points in the NHL since then and trails only Connor McDavid (13-19-32) and Elias Pettersson (9-14-23). He is also closing in on 30 goals this season as well as 200 career assists
• Keller’s linemate Nick Schmaltz has lit the lamp in nine of his last 13 games. Since 1/24, Schmaltz’s 13 goals rank T-2 nd among NHL
skaters in that span and trails only McDavid (14)
LAST GAME
Coyotes 6, Blues 2 – March 7, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Fischer (11), Schmaltz (20), Boyd (10, 11), Keller (26), Crouse (21)
STL Goals: Buchnevich (19, 20)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 40 svs on 42 shots
STL Goalie: Binnington (L) – 21 svs on 27 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 6-6
Notes: ARI beat STL and finished with a 2-0-1 record against the Blues in the season series….In two games at Mullett Arena, the Coyotes outscored the Blues 11-2…The Coyotes’ six goals in the game and four goals in the third period both tie their season-high…Nick Schmaltz scored for the second consecutive game to reach the 20-goal benchmark…Schmaltz follows Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse as Arizona’s trio of 20-goal scorers; The last time the Coyotes had three 20-goal scorers on the team in consecutive seasons was 2003-06…Schmaltz completed the season series with 10 pts (5-5-10) over 3 GP vs STL, the most an NHLer has recorded against the Blues this season…Keller led ARI with 3 pts (1-2-3), his sixth 3-pt game of the season…Crouse scored an insurance goal to set a new single-season career-high (21)… Travis Boyd scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season to reach double digits for the second year in a row…Boyd’s second goal was his 100th career NHL point (41-59-100) and sealed his first career multi-goal game…Karel Vejmelka recorded 40 saves en route to his 17th win of the season…Matias Maccelli (0-2-2) and Barrett Hayton (0-2-2) each picked up multi-assist games…Christian Fischer tallied his 11th goal of the campaign; His 2022-23 goal total is tied for his second-highest output in a season (15, 2017-18; 11, 2018-19)…Victor Soderstrom established his first career 3-game point streak with an assist on Boyd’s second goal…Tuesday was the second time this season ARI was perfect on the PK while being shorthanded at least six times (1/8 vs PIT)…Liam O’Brien missed the game due to illness
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Liam O’Brien…Day-to-Day…Illness (1 / 3/5)
Total man games lost: 124 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3)
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/8 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/7 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
-3/4 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen, D Michael Kesselring and D Vladislav Kolyachonok to Tucson (AHL)
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 3rd round pick and D Michael Kesselring from EDM in exchange for F Nick Bjugstad and D Cam Dineen
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 6th-round draft pick from CBJ and F Jakub Voracek in exchange for G Jon Gillies
-3/1 – Recalled D Vladislav Kolyachonok from Tucson (AHL)
-3/1 – Acquired 2023 1st round pick, 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 2nd round pick from OTT in exchange for D Jakob Chychrun
-3/1 – Acquired 2026 3rd round draft pick from Carolina in exchange for D Shayne Gostisbehere
-2/28 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)
-2/28 – Acquired 2025 3rd Round Draft Choice From NYR in a three-team trade with NYR and CHI
-2/28 – Placed D Josh Brown on IR
-2/22 – Acquired 2023 5th Round Draft Pick and D Shea Weber from Vegas in exchange for D Dysin Mayo
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sat, March 11 4pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Sun, March 12 6:30pm vs MIN Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Tue, March 14 7pm vs CGY Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
YOTES & PREDS
- Tonight is the fourth and final ARI-NSH contest this season. The Yotes come into tonight with a 1-1-1 season series record against them, falling 4-3 in SO on 11/21 and 6-2 on 2/26, but winning 4-2 on 2/13
- Arizona has a chance to beat Nashville twice in the regular season for the first time since 2018-19
- Nick Schmaltz posted a two-point game (1-1-2) in the most recent meeting with the Predators. He comes into tonight with 3 pts overall (2-1-3) against Nashville this season
- Lawson Crouse has scored three times versus NSH this season, including a two-goal performance in the 2/13 win. He leads current Coyotes in career goals against the Preds (5)
- JJ Moser, Matias Maccelli and Clayton Keller also have 3 pts over 3 GP versus NSH this season
- Keller has produced 7 pts (1-6-7) over the last seven times he’s faced the Predators
- Coyotes franchise vs Predators
• All-Time: 37-30-2-12
• Home: 24-12-0-4
• Road: 13-18-2-8
• L10: 4-5-1
• STRK: L1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE PREDATORS
Lawson Crouse…5-2-7…14 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…4-8-12…13 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-7-9…13 career GP
JJ Moser…0-4-4…5 career GP
Matias Maccelli…0-3-3…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Crouse, 5)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Schmaltz, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (-)… Assists (Moser, 4)…Points (Moser, 4)
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 15-20-5
2-Days Rest: 3-3-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-4-2
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 2-4-2
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 2-5-1
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 2-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-4-1
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 3-1-2
