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03/29 00:33 CDT Logan Cooley has 1st NHL hat trick, Coyotes stop Predators'
points streak at 18 with 8-4 win
Logan Cooley has 1st NHL hat trick, Coyotes stop Predators' points streak at 18
with 8-4 win
By JACK THOMPSON
Associated Press
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) --- Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, Clayton Keller
added a goal and three assists and the Arizona Coyotes snapped the Nashville
Predators' point streak at 18 games with an 8-4 victory Thursday night.
Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas.
It was the longest points streak in Predators history and the longest in the
NHL this season.
Arizona overcame a two-goal deficit to win its second straight and went 3-0-1
against the Predators this season. Connor Ingram made 30 saves for the Coyotes.
Cooley, a 19-year-old rookie, had the first multi-goal game of his career and
has 16 goals for the season. He scored an empty-netter with 1:32 remaining to
finish it off.
"We started off a little slow, but we found our game after that," Cooley said.
"It's a special moment. It's always fun playing against the best guys in the
league and the best teams. It brings out the best in all of us."
Jack McBain, Nick Bjugstad, Nick Schmaltz and Matias Maccelli also scored for
the Coyotes. Josh Doan had two assists after scoring twice in his NHL debut
Tuesday night.
After former Coyote Jason Zucker scored the first two goals of the game for
Nashville, McBain and Cooley tied it up in the first period. Keller's goal, his
31st, came on a power play after Nashville was penalized for having too many
men on the ice. Keller extended his points streak to seven games. He leads the
Coyotes in goals and assists (36).
"We knew what to expect from their offense, they're really good at it," Coyotes
coach Andre Tourigny said. "When we play solid defense, we have the skill to
play offense. Speed in today's game starts with the puck movement of your
defense. That gives us space and gives us speed."
Juuse Saros was pulled after two periods and six goals allowed. He made 22
saves before being replaced by Kevin Lankinen. The Predators pulled him for a
sixth attacker, but Maccelli scored into the empty net with 6:03 left to make
it 7-3.
Gustav Nyqvist and Filip Forsberg scored the other goals for the Predators.
Forsberg's, his 41st, came on a power play.
"We made some uncharacteristic individual mistakes," Nashville coach Andrew
Brunette said. "They've got some skill and speed and we kind of put ourselves
in a tough position."
Zucker had nine goals in 51 games with Arizona when he was traded to the
Predators on March 8 for a sixth-round draft pick. He has 13 for the season.
NEXT
Predators: At Colorado on Saturday.
Coyotes: Host New York Rangers on Saturday.
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