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Arizona Coyotes eliminate Nashville Predators for first playoff series win since 2012

Coyotes forward Brad Richardson scored the winning goal in overtime to give Arizona its first postseason series win since 2012.

The Coyotes defeated the Nashville Predators, 4-3, in Game 4 on Friday to clinch the best-of-five series and advance in the expanded 24-team postseason format. Arizona won Games 1, 3 and 4 in the series.

Coyotes forward Michael Grabner scored the game's first goal when he beat Predators goaltender Juuse Saros at 17:27 of the first period.

Grabner, scoring his second goal of the series, fired a shot from the right circle that went post-to-post and into the net.