Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Coyotes eye commanding lead in series with Predators

The Arizona Coyotes will try to take a two-game lead against the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their best-of-five Western Conference qualifying series on Tuesday afternoon in Edmonton.

The Coyotes beat the Predators 4-3 in Game 1 on Sunday for their first playoff win since 2012. They were 11th in the Western Conference standings when regular-season play was halted on March 11 because of the coronavirus outbreak.

"It's nice to get out to a start like this," Coyotes forward Michael Grabner told reporters. "It's big to get the first one out of the way and, now, we can focus on the next one.