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    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Blues

  • Coyotes shut out 3-0 by the Blues

    Coyotes shut out 3-0 by the Blues

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Red Wings

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Red Wings

  • Coyotes clipped by Red Wings 5-4 in a shootout

    Coyotes clipped by Red Wings 5-4 in a shootout

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Kings

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Kings

  • Coyotes outlast Kings in 11-round shootout

    Coyotes outlast Kings in 11-round shootout

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Avalanche

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Avalanche

  • Coyotes blank Avalanche 1-0

    Coyotes blank Avalanche 1-0

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Devils

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Devils

  • Coyotes hold off Devils in third period

    Coyotes hold off Devils in third period

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Senators

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Senators

  • Senators rally past Coyotes for overtime win

    Senators rally past Coyotes for overtime win

  • Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata reaches 1,000-game milestone

    Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata reaches 1,000-game milestone

  • Arizona Coyotes Foundation Golf Tournament 2017

    Arizona Coyotes Foundation Golf Tournament 2017

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Hurricanes

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Hurricanes

  • Hurricanes rally past Coyotes with late third-period goal

    Hurricanes rally past Coyotes with late third-period goal

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Hurricanes

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Hurricanes

  • Coyotes react to road win over Hurricanes

    Coyotes react to road win over Hurricanes

  • Sarah McLellan's plus-minus against the Sabres

    Sarah McLellan’s plus-minus against the Sabres

  • Coyotes react to their 6-3 loss to the Sabres

    Coyotes react to their 6-3 loss to the Sabres

  • Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan remain with Coyotes after NHL trade deadline

    Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan remain with Coyotes after NHL trade deadline

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    Shot Clock: Could they leave? Latest on Coyotes’ arena situation

  • Stars rally past Coyotes for 5-2 win

    Stars rally past Coyotes for 5-2 win

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    Hockey phenom from UAE takes the ice with the Capitals

  • Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald skates for the first time with Shane Doan

    Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald skates for the first time with Shane Doan

  • Coyotes bring their dads on the road to San Jose

    Coyotes bring their dads on the road to San Jose

  • Coyotes goalie Mike Smith on memorable All-Star Game experience

    Coyotes goalie Mike Smith on memorable All-Star Game experience

  • Coyotes captain Shane Doan not ruling out trade possibility

    Coyotes captain Shane Doan not ruling out trade possibility

Coyotes (26-36-9) vs. Predators (35-35-11)

Puck drop: 5 p.m.

TV/Radio: Fox Sports Arizona/KTAR-AM (620).

Defenseman Zbynek Michalek is set to make his season debut with the Coyotes tonight against the Predators after getting recalled from the American Hockey League Sunday.

“It was a nice surprise to be able to get called up one more time and see what happens,” Michalek said. “I just want to enjoy it and have fun with it.”

RELATED: Coyotes recall Zbynek Michalek, Laurent Dauphin before road trip

It’s unclear if center Laurent Dauphin will also draw in.

“Question mark,” coach Dave Tippett said. “He’s going to go for warm-up. We got one question mark for warm-up, so he’ll go for warm-up. If the injured guy can’t play, then he’ll play.”

Captain Shane Doan remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

“Good to see him back on the ice, but that’s where it is,” Tippett said.

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Fast facts for Monday’s game

  • The Coyotes are 2-0 against the Predators this season.
  • A win tonight would be Arizona’s first season sweep of Nashville since 2009-10.
  • Defenseman Alex Goligoski has three points in two games against the Predators this season.
  • Goligoski’s 21 points in 28 career games against Nashville are his highest point total against any one team.
  • Winger Tobias Rieder has eight points in his last nine games.
  • The Predators have earned at least one point in 11 of their last 14 games.
  • The team’s 88 goals in the second period are the most in the NHL.
  • Nashville is 19-3-7 when scoring first.
  • The Predators have won five straight at home against the Coyotes.
  • Center Ryan Johansen has eight points in his last eight games against Arizona.

Possible Coyotes lines:

Domi-Dvorak-Vrbata

Perlini-Martinook-Rieder

Crouse-Jooris-Pulkkinen

McGinn-Holland-Duclair

Ekman-Larsson-Schenn

Goligoski-Murphy

Chychrun-Michalek

Smith

Potential scratches: Dauphin, DeAngelo, Burmistrov, Connauton and Doan.

Injury update: Captain Shane Doan (lower-body injury) is day-to-day. Defenseman Kevin Connauton (upper-body injury) is week-to-week. Center Alexander Burmistrov is out at least a week with an upper-body injury that looks like a concussion. Center Brad Richardson (fractured tibia and fibula bones in his right leg) is on injured reserve.

Possible Predators lines:

Forsberg-Johansen-Arvidsson

Wilson-Fisher-Smith

Fiala-Jarnkrok-Neal

McLeod-Sissons-Watson

Josi-Ellis

Ekholm-Subban

Irwin-Weber

Rinne

Potential scratches: Bietto, Parenteau, Hunt, Zolnierczyk and Fiddler.

Injury update: Forwards Vernon Fiddler (upper-body injury) and Miikka Salomaki (lower-body injury).

MORE: Coyotes’ rhythm to be tested on five-game road trip

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