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The Phoenix Coyotes have had a knack for withstanding nearly everything their opponent throws at them before landing the big blow. They know it can't keep going like this. Ray Whitney scored 14:04 into overtime and the Coyotes survived another late goal in regulation to open the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. ''The third period they cranked it up and we didn't respond,'' said...
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Game Stats

Predators (-) Playoff Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Erat 1 0 5 -1 0 B. Yip 1 0 5 0 0 P. Hornqvist 0 2 8 1 0 C. Smith 0 1 2 0 0 G. Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 M. Fisher 0 0 4 0 0 P. Gaustad 0 0 1 -1 0 S. Kostitsyn 0 0 1 -1 0 D. Legwand 0 0 3 0 0 N. Spaling 0 0 0 0 0		Coyotes (-) Playoff Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM R. Whitney 1 1 2 1 0 M. Boedker 1 0 1 0 0 R. Vrbata 1 0 5 1 4 M. Hanzal 0 1 2 1 2 A. Vermette 0 1 2 1 2 K. Chipchura 0 0 0 0 0 S. Doan 0 0 3 1 0 B. Gordon 0 0 0 0 2 L. Korpikoski 0 0 0 0 0 T. Pyatt 0 0 2 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM F. Bouillon 0 2 3 2 0 R. Suter 0 1 3 -1 2 H. Gill 0 0 1 2 0 R. Josi 0 0 1 -2 0 K. Klein 0 0 1 -2 2 S. Weber 0 0 2 -1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM R. Klesla 1 1 2 2 0 A. Aucoin 0 1 2 3 0 O. Ekman-Larsson 0 1 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 -2 0 M. Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 K. Yandle 0 0 0 -1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% P. Rinne(L, 4-2) 24 20 4 .833		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% M. Smith(W, 5-2) 42 39 3 .929

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PLAYER NEWS

Predators Victor Bartley (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have signed Bartley to a three-year, $2 million contract. General manager David Poile announced the deal Wednesday. [+] Impact: The 25-year-old Bartley made his NHL debut this season and played in 24 games for the Predators. He ranked fourth in average ice time with 19 minutes, 32 seconds. The 6-foot, 212-pound native of British Columbia in Canada started the season in the AHL in Milwaukee where he had 26 points in 54 games and played in the 2013 AHL All-Star Classic. (STATS - Wed. June 19, 2013) Joe Piskula (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Joe Piskula to a one-year, two-way contract. [+] Impact: The 6-foot-3, 214-pound defenseman has played 393 AHL games in six seasons with 74 points and 335 penalty minutes. He helped the Wisconsin Badgers win the 2006 NCAA national championship. (STATS - Mon. June 17, 2013) Joe Piskula (NSH - Defense) News: Piskula signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators on Monday, NHL.com reports. [+] Impact: Piskula would earn $135,000 at the AHL level and $550,000 at the NHL level under the terms of the deal. The defenseman registered 14 points in 69 games last year with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals and Abbotsford Heat. (RotoWire - Mon. June 17, 2013)

Coyotes

Injury Report

Predators No injuries to report.

Coyotes Player Injury Status D. Morris Lower-body injury day-to-day