The Nashville Predators keep rolling toward the best regular season in franchise history

GLENDALE Authentic Gustav Nyquist Jersey , Ariz. (AP) The Nashville Predators keep rolling toward the best regular season in franchise history.Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris each had a goal and assist in the third period, leading Nashville to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Ryan Ellis also scored to help the Western Conference-leading Predators get their 21st road win of the season and improve to 12-0-1 in their last 13 games overall. Pekka Rinne finished with 32 saves.Nashville, which reached the Stanley Cup Final a year ago after earning the second wild card in the West, has 102 points through 70 games, and needs nine more in its final 12 games to set a new franchise record.”We’re confident in our abilities. We just stick with it, we don’t panic,” Turris said. ”We find ways. We know what we’re capable of when we’re playing to the level that we want to play, we just have to play like that for a full game.”The Predators weren’t overlooking the last-place Coyotes, given that Arizona was 11-3-2 in its last 16 games.”We needed a little bit of a push there in the third period to win the game,” forward Austin Watson said.Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Christian Dvorak scored for Arizona, and Darcy Kuemper – out on Tuesday due to an illness – stopped 26 shots.Fiala scored the go-ahead goal at 4:31 of the third, his 23rd of the season Womens Henrik Zetterberg Jersey , after Turris won a draw and quickly centered to Fiala. Turris had earlier tied the score at 2 when he took a pass from Fiala from behind the net and put the puck past Kuemper 22 seconds into the period.Turris lost on a goal on a replay challenge for offside in the first period.”Just trying to do the right things, create opportunities. When you get enough chances, eventually they’re going to go in,” Turris said.The Coyotes welcomed back head coach Rick Tocchet, who left the team Monday on a leave of absence to be with family. Tocchet’s mother died Wednesday at age 93. He rejoined the team in time for a morning skate on Thursday.Ekman-Larsson gave the Coyotes a 2-1 lead at 16:28 of the second period, seconds after an Arizona power play had expired. It was his 11th of the season, and Clayton Keller got an assist for his team-leading 51st point.Dvorak’s 15th goal – fifth this month – came at 4:09 of the second. His first shot was blocked, but he continued forward, got the rebound and slotted the puck past Rinne for a 1-0 Coyotes lead. Dvorak set a new career high in points in a season with 34.The Predators answered moments later. Craig Smith delivered a pinpoint centering pass to Ellis, who needed only guide the puck past Kuemper at 5:49. Ellis picked up his seventh goal of the season, Smith his 20th assist.Turris scored off a rebound at 3:40 of the first period, but the Coyotes challenged for offside and the goal was overturned.”I would have liked to see a couple better defensive zone decisions http://www.redwingsshoponline.com/authentic-jimmy-howard-jersey , but it’s a game of mistakes. We pushed them and that is why they are a great team, because they win those types of games,” Tocchet said.The only other noteworthy event of a scoreless first period came when Ekman-Larsson, after a scuffle along the boards with a Predators player, took an inadvertent elbow to his face from a referee skating past him. Ekman-Larsson was handed a two-minute penalty for cross-checking, adding insult to injury.The Coyotes gave themselves a chance with their penalty-kill unit keeping the Predators from adding to their lead despite a 5-on-3, but could not equalize against Rinne.”The guys know that they’re chasing points right now. Everything we talk about is to try and improve our position for the playoffs and home ice,” Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.NOTES: Tocchet was asked before the game how he is holding up after his mother’s passing. He said watching the Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings in the overtime shootout Tuesday helped him cope for a time. ”My mom had a good run. So, big hockey fan,” he said. ”It was tough, but temporary relief there when I was watching the team play against L.A. and how well they played. It was a nice feeling with the family.” … No. 1 goalie Antti Raanta (lower-body injury) isn’t quite ready to return but is getting closer, as is C Zac Rinaldo from injury Jonathan Ericsson Jersey , Tocchet said. … Predators C Calle Jarnkrok will miss the rest of the season with an upper-body injury suffered in Tuesday’s win over Winnipeg, the team announced on its website. Jarnkrok had 35 points in 68 games. … C Ryan Johansen skated in his 500th career game. … A cheer rose from the crowd when the final score of the Arizona-Buffalo NCAA tournament game was announced. The greater Phoenix area is home to Arizona rival Arizona State University.UP NEXTPredators: At Colorado on Friday night.Coyotes: Host Minnesota on Saturday. DALLAS (AP) — Jason Dickinson buried a rebound 1:34 into overtime, Ben Bishop made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Friday night.Dickinson and Mattias Janmark led a 2-on-1 against goalie Tuukka Rask. Janmark shot from the left side, and the rebound slid to Dickinson right in front. He lifted the puck in for his fourth goal.Rask made 36 saves in his return from a week-long leave of absence for a personal matter. The Bruins have not elaborated on the reason for Rask’s leave.Bishop got his 26th career shutout. His biggest save came midway through the second, when he stopped Joakim Nordstrom’s deflection.SABRES 2, JETS 1, OTWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Conor Sheary scored in the seventh round of a shootout to lift Buffalo past Winnipeg for its fourth straight victory.Sheary beat Laurent Brossoit with a shot over the goalie’s glove.Carter Hutton stopped 25 shots to help Buffalo improve to 11-6-2.Jeff Skinner tied it at 1 for the Sabres on a power play early in the third period. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets.CAPITALS 3, AVALANCHE 2, OTDENVER (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored a power-play goal 22 seconds into overtime to lift Washington past Colorado.The Capitals ended it on a 4-on-3 power play. Backstrom was left uncovered for a clean shot in the high slot that beat former Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer on his stick side.Alex Ovechkin and Devante Smith-Pelly also scored, and Pheonix Copley stopped 24 shots. Colin Wilson and Carl Soderberg scored for the Avalanche, with Wilson tying it with 2:44 left in the third.KINGS 2 Womens Justin Abdelkader Jersey , BLACKHAWKS 1, SOCHICAGO (AP) — Cal Petersen made 34 saves in his first NHL start and stopped Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane in a shootout, leading Los Angeles past Chicago.Ilya Kovalchuk and Anze Kopitar converted the Kings‘ first two attempts in the tiebreaker against Corey Crawford to help Los Angeles end a three-game losing streak.Tyler Toffoli scored in regution for the Kings. Brandon Saad tied it for Chicago early in the third period.BLUES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly scored twice as St. Louis remained unbeaten against the Golden Knights at 3-0-2 since the start of last season.Brayden Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis.Blues goalie Jake Allen stopped 32 shots after allowing three or more goals in five of his previous six outings.William Carrier scored for the Golden Knights, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves.MAPLE LEAFS 2, DUCKS 1, OTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Morgan Reilly scored on a breakaway with 1:43 remaining in overtime and Toronto swept the California portion of its trip.The Maple Leafs have won six of seven and are unbeaten in three overtime games this season.Patrick Marleau also scored for Toronto and Garret Sparks made 38 saves.Pontus Aberg scored Anaheim’s goal and John Gibson stopped 33 shots. The Ducks have dropped three of four.