Zbynek Michalek set to make season debut with Arizona Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-0 loss to the Blues.
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Coach Dave Tippett, defenseman Luke Schenn and goalie Mike Smith react to the loss on Saturday at Gila River Arena. Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Coyotes insider Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 3-2 shootout win over the Kings, Mar. 14, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Louis Domingue, defenseman Anthony DeAngelo and winger Max Domi react to the 3-2 shootout win against the Kings, Mar. 14, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Coach Dave Tippett, goalie Mike Smith, winger Tobias Rieder and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo react to the 5-4 win on Saturday. Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports
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Coyotes coach Dave Tippett, goalie Louis Domingue, defenseman Alex Goligoski and winger Radim Vrbata react to the loss against the Stars, Feb. 24, 2017. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports)
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Arizona Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald skates for the first time with Arizona Coyotes’ Shane Doan. (Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports)
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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.”
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.
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).