Coyotes flattened as Predators even up series with Game 2 win

The Predators evened the best-of-five series with the Coyotes after a decisive 4-2 win in Game 2 on Tuesday in Edmonton.

The Coyotes fell behind early when Predators forward Nick Bonino let go a no-look, turn-around shot that surprised everyone on the ice – including Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper.

Kuemper allowed another on just Nashville's third shot of the game when Ryan Johansen put a puck on net that just squeezed through Kuemper's pads. Coyotes forward Phil Kessel had mishandled the puck and had a chance to clear the zone before Johansen was able to corral it.

As play moved to the second period, the Coyotes fell further in the hole when Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok collected his…