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National Hockey League
Nashville 3, Arizona 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 15, 2018
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Dave Jackson, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 14527
Kyle Turris and Kevin Fiala set up each other's third-period goals as the Nashville Predators came back to beat the host Arizona Coyotes 3-2 Thursday night at Gila River Arena.

The league-leading Predators trailed 2-1 going into the third period, but Turris erased that deficit just 22 seconds into the final frame by finishing a three-way passing play with Fiala and Craig Smith. Turris ended the night with a goal and two assists.

Fiala netted the winner at the 4:31 mark of the final period. Turris won a faceoff in Coyotes territory, pulling the puck back to Fiala, who slammed home a quick shot. Smith also had a two-point game.

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves for the Predators, who are on a 12-0-1 run in the past 13 games. The Preds are also 10-0-3 in their past 13 road contests.

Arizona's Christian Dvorak opened the scoring at 4:09 of the second period with his 15th goal of the season and fifth in March. Dvorak was the trailer on an odd-man rush and received the pass. Alexei Emilin blocked his first attempt, but Dvorak regained the puck, and his second offering beat Rinne.

Ryan Ellis responded for Nashville 1:40 later. Ellis joined Smith on a two-on-one rush, took the crossing pass off his skate but managed to kick it to his stick and snap a shot just inside the far post on Coyotes netminder Darcy Kuemper.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson restored the Coyotes' lead with 3:32 left in the middle frame. A few seconds after Arizona failed to click on a power play, Ekman-Larsson pinched from his point position to take a cross-ice pass from Clayton Keller and wire a wrist shot past Rinne for his 99th career NHL goal.

It just set the stage for a comeback by Nashville, which announced earlier in the day that forward Calle Jarnkrok, who collected 16 goals and 35 points in 68 games, will miss the remainder of the regular season due to an upper-body injury.

Kuemper stopped 26 shots for the Coyotes, who saw their four-game, home-ice winning streak end.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Nashville   Arizona
Kyle Turris 3 Points Christian Dvorak 1
Kyle Turris 1 Goals Christian Dvorak 1
Kyle Turris 2 Assists Max Domi 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Pekka Rinne .941 Save Percentage Darcy Kuemper .897
Pekka Rinne 32 Saves Darcy Kuemper 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Nashville 29 3 0-3 5-5 12 38
Arizona 34 2 0-5 3-3 8 37
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .326 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Predators have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .640 after a loss.